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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of Specification by Example with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Specification by Example
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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 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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen60-90 min pro Feature20-40 min initial, dann laufend15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-63-152-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineExample Table, Acceptance TestsROAM Board, Owner ListVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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