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| Criterion |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |