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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.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 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage30 min Setup, dann laufend20-40 min initial, dann laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-154-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IARAID Log, Status Report SourceROAM Board, Owner ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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