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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 illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example 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.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 stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy.When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen60-90 min pro Feature60-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-63-63-7
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineExample Table, Acceptance TestsSalience Diagram, Strategy per ClassExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
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