methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
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 team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.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.When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage60-120 min1-2 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team4-104-123-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesProblem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis QuestionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsSalience Diagram, Strategy per Class
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
Add more methods