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Criterion
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration of HEART Framework with its method-specific working model.
UX Research
HEART Framework
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
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.Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview120 min initial, dann laufend90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview3-63-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryHEART-GSM Table, DashboardKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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Business Strategy
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