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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Domain Modeling Context Map |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries. | When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 4-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | StrategyMetricsExecution | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling |