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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  UX Research Personas |  Operations Change Analysis |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 1-3 Tage | 45-120 min | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | 1 participant per interview | Internes Team | 2-6 | 5-12 Interviews |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer |