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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Agile ROAM Board |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 1-2 h | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 3-8 | 3-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | ROAM Board, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment |
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