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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
A paper-based illustration representing WSJF with its core stages and visible working result.
Agile
WSJF
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
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 many tasks compete for the same capacity, it orders work by economic impact. It makes time lost, benefit, and effort comparable together.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
5-203-103-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
Barrier Analysis
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree