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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 6-30 Experten | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | KPI Tree, Owner List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |