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| Criterion |  Agile ROAM Board |  UX Research Tree Testing |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 Tage | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-15 | Based on research question | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | ROAM Board, Owner List | Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | Information architectureNavigationFindability | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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