View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() UX Research User Interviews | ![]() Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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 opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 30–60 min per interview | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | 1 participant per interview | 5-12 Interviews |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer |
Often compared together
Methods with strong topical overlap with the current selection, not yet in the comparison.






