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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
20–45 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional groupBased on research question
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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UX Research
Card Sorting
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Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis