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Quality Attribute Workshop workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Architecture
Quality Attribute Workshop
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UX Research
Tree Testing
Purposedifferent
A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
5-15Based on research question
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture ConcernsFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
Tagsno overlap
RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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