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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Agile Example Mapping |  Agile ROAM Board |  Agile Specification by Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | 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. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 60-90 min pro Feature |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-7 | 3-15 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | ROAM Board, Owner List | Example Table, Acceptance Tests |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development |