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Criterion
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UX Research
User Interviews
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UX Research
Tree Testing
Purposedifferent
When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min per interview1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1 participant per interviewBased on research question
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Interview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
Tagsno overlap
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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