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Criterion
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 Tage1-2 Tage6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
2-6Based on research question10-302-4 pro Pitch
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Information architectureNavigationFindability
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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