Jul 22, 2016

UX Talks Weekly - Issue #10

By Jonathan Kochis • Issue #10 • View online

Happy Friday everyone! This week marks one year of having a full-time researcher at ResIM so I thought I’d share content with a research theme. This issue has curated posts on turning research into usable data, prioritizing user test questions, and an older (but very relevant) post from Gov.uk on what researchers do when they’re not researching. For original content I’ve got a new post from Brian Frank on getting the most from usability testing.

- Jonathan

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How to Turn User Research into Usable Data

Taking research and presenting it in a way that helps make design decisions can be difficult. Skip to the ‘From Raw Data to Usable Data’ section of this one to learn about personas, journey maps, and affinity maps.

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Prioritizing User Test Research Questions

There are several reasons why the number of research questions in a test can grow beyond what’s manageable. Competing priorities from the broader team is certainly one of them. This post details a handy method to rank and prioritize research questions using a simple prioritization grid.

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What User Researchers Do When They're Not Researching

I agree that the majority of a researcher’s time is spent communicating, helping others make decisions, and preparing for research activities. I love this quote when talking about the job of a researcher: ‘…to make sure that everyone in our team understands end users with the same empathy, accuracy and depth as we do.’

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How to Get the Most Out of Usability Testing

By Brian: Usability testing is a pivotal part of UX design. To make sure you get value from usability tests there are certain things you need to do, regardless of the type of test.

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