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| Criterion |  UX Research Tree Testing |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | Information architectureNavigationFindability | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |
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