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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-3 h45-90 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-83-85-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
UX researchTrackingBehavior
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