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| Criterion |  Agile ROAM Board |  UX Research Diary Study |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | 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. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 5-20 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | UX researchTrackingBehavior | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |