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| Criterion |  UX Research Personas |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 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 | 1-3 Tage | 2-4 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Internes Team | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | JourneyServiceService design | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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