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| Criterion |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  UX Research Tree Testing |
|---|---|---|---|
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 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h je Session | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | Based on research question |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationUXPrototype | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Information architectureNavigationFindability |
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