methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
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.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.When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30 min Setup, dann laufend1-5 Tage45-75 min
Participantsdifferent
5-201-3 maintaining, briefing for everyoneNutzertraffic2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRAID Log, Status Report SourceClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning DecisionTest Matrix, Test Plan
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
Add more methods