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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-8 | 3-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | KPI Tree, Owner List | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | ChangeDecisionStrategy | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |