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First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.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.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
10-301-3
Formatsame
AsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming