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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Purposedifferent
With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
3-101 participant per interview
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
Tagsno overlap
ProcessOperationsImprovement
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for Opportunity Interview
Product Discovery
Opportunity Interview