Ux with no budget or time, how? [duplicate]
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My job is a small web agency and our boss negotiates and offers UX services. The job consists on producing research, analysis, user journey and personas sometimes in a week or two. I know this is very little time to do it, however due to b…
Multi-user Persona
so I’m working on a project right now that involves multi-user persona, meaning that our personas are actually families (more than one person). This is the first time that I’ve met this kind of user, I tried searching online to find dynami…
Example of personas that cater for and are expected to evolve over time
Are there examples of personas that are designed specifically to cater for users whose traits and behaviours are expected to evolve over time as opposed to being static?
One scenario that I can think of would be if a series of personas are…
Can I make a persona without having sociodemographic data? focusing so only on behavior?
I did qualitative and quantitative research in both studies did not need to collect sociodemographic data. Can I make a persona without having sociodemographic data? focusing so only on behaviour?
Journey Mapping Project best practices
Looking for suggestions on process best practices:
In order to understand how clients (e.g. insurance carriers) subscribe to services from a particular company, I need to create a journey map to showcase the different phases from awareness…
Are there any user personas for sites like Stack Exchange? [migrated]
In Game Industry we have the Bartle taxonomy of player types. A way to classify users in 4 main categories. Achievers, Explorers, Socialisers and Killers. I was looking recently if there is something similar on websites like StackExchange …
Rethinking User Personas
UX designers are creating elegant user personas that include details irrelevant to the work at hand, reducing their value for teams. In addition, these personas often leave out contextual details and behaviors that specify the frustrations and issues users face. Without these details, personas are just another deliverable that doesn’t achieve their goal — which should be to help design teams feel closer to the people for whom they are solving problems.
Personas need relevance — a trait often lost in an effort to simplify and move quickly. What designers need is a new framework for creating personas. This framework should steer designers toward better understanding, empathy, and inclusion.
Five Research Personas to Watch Out For
In most circumstances, research participants are pleasant, helpful, and easy to work with. However, there are a few types that can make moderating a session really challenging and put you at risk of not getting the best insights. We only have a short time to gain feedback and insights from participants and certain personas can derail your research study. Based on over 20 years of experience conducting user research, I’ve pulled together a composite of participant characteristics that I’ve encountered into five personas to watch out for and how to effectively work with them.
Five Research Personas to Watch Out For
In most circumstances, research participants are pleasant, helpful, and easy to work with. However, there are a few types that can make moderating a session really challenging and put you at risk of not getting the best insights. We only have a short time to gain feedback and insights from participants and certain personas can derail your research study. Based on over 20 years of experience conducting user research, I’ve pulled together a composite of participant characteristics that I’ve encountered into five personas to watch out for and how to effectively work with them.
Keeping Personas and Journeys Engaging and Relevant
Most personas and journey maps are dead shortly after arrival. A common reason why these documents are abandoned is that they eventually no longer represent the current customer or the latest business objectives. This article describes the common pitfalls associated with these projects and offers practical advice that your team can use to ensure a healthy long life for your personas and journey maps.