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Criterion
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UX Research
User Interviews
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Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
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.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interview1-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
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