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Selected:Usability TestingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Root Cause Analysis8D Problem Solving
| Criterion |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Root Cause Analysis |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h je Session | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-4 h | 1-6 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-8 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Problem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationUXPrototype | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause |