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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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 RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung15-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
10-303-20 Reviewer1-32-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsADR File, Decision Log, RationaleDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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