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| Criterion |  UX Research Card Sorting |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Delivery RAID Log |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 1-2 Tage | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 10-30 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | Information architectureNavigationStructure | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |