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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |
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