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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 of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
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 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30 min Setup, dann laufend45-75 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-201-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-8Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRAID Log, Status Report SourceTest Matrix, Test PlanClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
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