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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Purposedifferent
When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 Tage20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-6Based on research questionBased on research question
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAContent groups, Label set, IA hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Information architectureNavigationFindability
Information architectureNavigationStructure
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First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
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