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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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 Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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.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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend45-90 min45-90 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-82-65-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
UX researchTrackingBehavior
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