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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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 a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage30-60 min45-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
10-303-102-83-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsRisk Matrix, Top Risk ListAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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