More UX Resolutions
It never hurts to look back: how did you get on with your 2017 UX resolutions?...
It never hurts to look back: how did you get on with your 2017 UX resolutions?...
How are you going to improve performance this year? Based on our own experiences, these 5 UX resolutions for 2018 are a great starting point.
If your research often takes the form of a usability testing session, what might you learn about participants’ interactions over time from doing a diary study? Or, if you always test in person, what could you learn from carrying out unmoderated remote sessions to collect data from a broader range of participants?
When working on a new design or concept, it’s never too early to get feedback. Low-fidelity mock-ups or paper prototypes are a great way to get feedback on early design ideas.
In a recent project, we tested an early design concept that had been mocked-up using Adobe CS InDesign software. As participants knew the design was in the early stage, we found they were honest and open with their feedback, as they understood that changes could still easily be made and the design wasn’t set in stone.
Testing early allows issues to be uncovered before any code has been written, and insights can be easily incorporated in the design going forward.
If your product is always tested in a lab setting, you might be missing out on behaviours that arise in the product’s genuine context of use.
In a recent project for a client in the charity sector, our consultants visited participants who were unable to come to our lab due to their caring commitments, to have them test the client’s website in their own homes.
One way of doing this is to be really careful to objectively assess each data point, rather that picking just those that support our hypotheses. Only by making a conscious effort to overcome our confirmation bias can we be sure the insights we deliver are reliable.
It may seem one of the less exciting parts of running user research, but the organisation skills of a researcher can make or break a project. There’s a lot to juggle – managing participants, consent forms, observers, session timings, research protocols, notes and data recordings – sometimes over multiple projects.
Whichever UX resolutions for 2018 you choose to take forward, we hope the research you do in the next 12 months proves more effective and insightful than ever.
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It never hurts to look back: how did you get on with your 2017 UX resolutions?...
It never hurts to look back: how did you get on with your 2017 UX resolutions?...
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