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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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.LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail.When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional1-3 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
5-201 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people1-51-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineLean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checksFunnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypothesesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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UX researchTrackingBehavior
ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean
AnalyticsConversionGrowth
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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