The many benefits of a well-defined UX usability study
How to master a usability study flow and gather valuable design iteration insights
Usability studies can seem daunting, especially if you have a small team, or you are a solo designer working on your passion project. Or, you and your partner have an amazing idea and are now in the design phase, but you don’t know how to test it.
Unlike big companies with entire market research departments and direct lines to research participants, resources are often limited when you work with a start-up or on your own project and it’s time to do your usability testing with a group of representative users.
Where to begin with this complex and necessary UX tool?
Don’t despair, UX has multiple tools at hand defining the methodology of a well-done usability study. These tools are user-friendly and accessible to everyone.
When you are ready to test your product with your chosen participants, you will have your lists of task prompts, your note-taking spreadsheets, your affinity mapping set-up, and your research insight patterns and prioritization list.
