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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Agile ROAM Board |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 4-12 | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |
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