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| Criterion |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h je Session | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | 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 | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationUXPrototype | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |
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