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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Decision Making RAPID |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-12 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | DecisionRolesGovernance | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |