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Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
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.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h je Session1-3 Tage60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question1-44-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Usability Issues, Severity List, RecommendationsArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ValidationUXPrototype
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record