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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
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Timedifferent
30–60 min2-4 h90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsQuality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture ConcernsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
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SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
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Affinity Diagramming
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