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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-202-9
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
EstimationEffortAgile
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