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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Purposedifferent
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.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-4 Wochen15-45 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent
10-301-61-3Designers, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryADR File, Decision Log, RationalePrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
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UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
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