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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 15-30 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-8 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |