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UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
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8D Problem Solving
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.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.
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Timedifferent
30–60 min per interviewMehrere Tage bis Wochen1-6 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview2-64-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
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