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| Criterion |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Agile ROAM Board |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 3-15 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | ROAM Board, Owner List | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | Information architectureNavigationStructure | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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