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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Personas | ![]() Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|
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. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |
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