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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Diary Study | ![]() Operations Getting Things Done | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 1 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause |
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