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| Criterion |  UX Research User Interviews |  Operations Time Blocking |  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 a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min per interview | 15-30 min Planung, 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 | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario Notes | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery | PlanningTime managementFocus | ResearchCustomerSynthesis | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |