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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy RICE Scoring | ![]() Operations Gemba Walk | ![]() UX Research Contextual Inquiry |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | When work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 30-120 min | 1-3 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-6 | 4-12 Beobachtungen |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | LeanObservationProcessOperations | UX researchObservationContext |
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