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| Criterion |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  UX Research Card Sorting |  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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 15-45 min | 20-45 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 10-30 | 1-3 | Based on research question | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | Information architectureNavigationStructure | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |