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| Criterion |  Agile ROAM Board |  UX Research Tree Testing |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 Tage | 1-2 Tage | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | Based on research question | 10-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | Information architectureNavigationFindability | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |