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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Operations Getting Things Done |  UX Research Personas |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 Tage | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | 1 | Internes Team | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |