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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min15-45 min30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
5-202-81-31-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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