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| Criterion |  UX Research Personas |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 15-45 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 1-3 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity |
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