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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Jobs to Be Done |  UX Research Diary Study |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought. | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 5-20 | 2-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | CustomerOutcomesNeeds | UX researchTrackingBehavior | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |