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Criterion
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 Tage1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyoneBased on research question10-30
Formatsame
AsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
RAID Log, Status Report SourceFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Information architectureNavigationFindability
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
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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: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming