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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  UX Research Card Sorting |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 30-90 min | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 1-6 | Based on research question |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | DecisionTreeOptions | Information architectureNavigationStructure |
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