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| Criterion |  UX Research Diary Study |  Agile Specification by Example |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Agile ROAM Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 60-90 min pro Feature | 15-45 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 5-20 | 3-6 | 1-10 | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | UX researchTrackingBehavior | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |