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| Criterion |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  UX Research User Interviews |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | 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. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30–60 min per interview | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1 participant per interview | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs |
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