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| Criterion |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. | 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 content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h je Session | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 20-45 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | Based on research question | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationUXPrototype | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Information architectureNavigationStructure | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |