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Criterion
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min45-90 min30 min Setup, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Content groups, Label set, IA hypothesesRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogRAID Log, Status Report Source
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationStructure
DecisionRolesGovernance
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping