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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 Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint 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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-102-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping