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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 20–45 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | Small cross-functional group | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |
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