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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
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.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests.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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen20-40 min initial, dann laufend60-90 min pro Feature30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
5-203-153-61-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineROAM Board, Owner ListExample Table, Acceptance TestsRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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