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Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
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.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team1-4
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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