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| Criterion |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Delivery Shape Up |  UX Research Tree Testing |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 1-2 Tage | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 2-4 pro Pitch | Based on research question | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries |
Tagsno overlap | Information architectureNavigationStructure | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | Information architectureNavigationFindability | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions |