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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
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Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen15-60 min30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
5-202-91-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
EstimationEffortAgile
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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