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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Purposedifferent
SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.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 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.
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LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 Tage1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-1210-30Based on research question
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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Ansoff Matrix
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UX Research
Card Sorting