5 tips for running usability tests
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5 tips for running usability tests
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Introduction
Iterative usability testing is an extremely useful tool when it’s baked into the design process.
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Real feedback from users will give the design team the valuable insights they need to shape the product into something your customers will love.
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Here are 5 tips for running usability tests.
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1. Remember the incentives
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You need to thank people for their time and opinions.
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The usual way to do this is with incentives...
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On average, you can pay upwards of £50-£100 to be given to people upon completion of the test.
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However, with the preparing of the designs and scripts, it’s easy to forget the cash to pay your participants.
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Put a reminder in the calendar and get the incentives organised beforehand.
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2. Make people feel welcome
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Get to know them a little, thank them for their time and generally make them feel comfortable.
2. Make people feel welcome
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Remind them that you aren’t testing them, rather the experience.
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Encourage them to ‘think aloud’.
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3. People are late (and early)
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Make sure to plan plenty of time between sessions to reset.
3. People are late (and early)
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While participants have to wait, they need a place to sit if there’s an issue with the scheduling.
3. People are late (and early)
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4. Be mindful of existing customers
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Using existing customers might be cheaper, but they will skip over usability issues which new customers might struggle with.
4. Be mindful of existing customers
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5. Be wary of the seasoned tester!
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5. Be wary of the seasoned tester!
It’s possible that some people have already attended their fair share of testing sessions and are just going through the motions to get their incentive.
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5. Be wary of the seasoned tester!
Watch out for participants who are too eager to please!
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5. Be wary of the seasoned tester!
Or have an unusually impressive grasp of technical language!
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