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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  UX Research Personas |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | 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 discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-3 Tage | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 5-12 Interviews | Internes Team | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity |