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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Agile Specification by Example |  UX Research Diary Study |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 60-90 min pro Feature | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 5-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | UX researchTrackingBehavior |
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