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Criterion
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min30 min Setup, dann laufend20-40 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
4-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-15
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsRAID Log, Status Report SourceROAM Board, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
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Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
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