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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Engineering Goal Question Metric |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 3-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | GQM Table, Metric Profiles | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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