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| Criterion |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Product Discovery User Story 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 user goals and delivery scope could drift apart, it orders the journey from goal to slice. It makes visible where an MVP can genuinely be cut. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 2-4 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Story Map, Release Slices, Backlog Candidates | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | JourneyServiceService design | BacklogJourneyPlanningMVP | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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