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First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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 navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-2 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
10-30Based on research question2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
Information architectureNavigationFindability
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
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Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
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Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
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