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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 of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
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 several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-203-102-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRanked Backlog, Cost-of-Delay AssumptionsDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionICE Table, Top Idea List
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
LeanEconomicsSequencePrioritization
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision
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