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Criterion
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
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.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
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Timedifferent
20-40 min initial, dann laufend1-4 Wochen1-3 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-155-202-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ROAM Board, Owner ListDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
Tagsno overlap
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
UX researchTrackingBehavior
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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