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| Criterion |  Agile Example Mapping |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | When work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-3 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-7 | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | UX researchObservationContext | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |
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