user research when you can't reach your users 20140802
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25 1st St., Suite 104, Cambridge, MA 02141 | www.BioRAFT.com
User Research When You Can’t Reach Your Users
Heather BauerDesign 4 Drupal
Saturday, August 2, 2014 – 11:30
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About Me: Heather Bauer• Junior Usability Specialist at
BioRAFT• M.S. Candidate in Human
Factors in Information Design at Bentley University
• Co-Organizer of Boston Service Jam 2014
drupal.org/u/hezziebtwitter.com/hezzieb524
linkedin.com/in/heathersbauer
Introduction
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About BioRAFT• The BioRAFT platform is a
scientific research management system that provides an integrated portal, compliance oversight, and productivity solutions.
• SAS, multi-site application.• WE’RE HIRING! Junior Usability Specialist
BioRAFT.comDrupalNights.org
Introduction
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About You
• Usability Professionals• Project Managers• Developers• Other
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Agenda
• Introduction• What is User Experience?• An ideal scenario• How real world differs• What do we do about it• Recap• Resources
Introduction
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What is UX?
(source: http://design.org/blog/difference-between-ux-and-ui-subtleties-explained-cereal)
DATACENTERServer
Product UX UI
What is UX?
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(Source: helloerik.com/ux-is-not-ui)
What is UX?
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Why Do User Research?
• Improve requirements definition• Create clearer communication• Diminish stakeholder politics
What is UX?
(Source: ROI of User Experience. http://www.humanfactors.com/project/index.asp)
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Successful User Research
• Many different measures of success• Dictated by research goals
What is UX?
(Source: ROI of User Experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O94kYyzqvTc)
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25 1st St., Suite 104, Cambridge, MA 02141 | www.BioRAFT.com
The Ideal
The Ideal
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Once upon a time…
• Stakeholder buy in• Role of UX
understood• Unlimited resources• Experienced team• No shortage of
representative participants
The Ideal
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But…The Ideal
Finding that combination is more elusive than a purple unicorn with pink spots
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25 1st St., Suite 104, Cambridge, MA 02141 | www.BioRAFT.com
The Reality
The Reality
• Timelines• Budgets• Stakeholder Buy-in• Participants
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Unlimited Time
• High priority items become a fire
• Low priority items get canceled
The Reality
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Unlimited Budget
• Not if you’re at a company that wants to stay in business
The Reality
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Stakeholder Buy-in• Unlisted item in the
job description• What is considered
part of UX• Why is UX important?• Less of an issue as
time passes and rapport grows
The Reality
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Participants• Take availability of participants for granted• Use students when you can’t get real users• What if you require participants with specific
knowledge?
The Reality
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25 1st St., Suite 104, Cambridge, MA 02141 | www.BioRAFT.com
The Solution
The Solution
• Google Analytics• User Proxies
• Customer Support• Sales/Marketing• Implementation• Personas• User Journeys
• Teamwork
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Google Analytics
• Audience data & reporting
• Using mobile or desktop?
• Which browser/OS?• Trace customer path• Requires time to
collect enough data
The SolutionGoogle
Analytics
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Audience Data
• Age• Gender• Interest Category• Only displays for
users who have listed their demographic information
The SolutionGoogle
Analytics
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Technology Usage
• Browser• Operating System
The SolutionGoogle
Analytics
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Customer Path
• Example stuff
The SolutionGoogle
Analytics
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Customer Path
• sdf
The SolutionGoogle
Analytics
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Google Analytics: Pros/Cons
• Pros– Allows us to get data from users without
bothering them– See change over time– Inexpensive (in both time and resources)
• Cons– Requires time to actually gather data– Do not know the why of what people did
The SolutionGoogle
Analytics
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Customer Support
• They get to talk to the users!
• See things from a different perspective
• Metrics can identify patterns
• Can overemphasize edge cases
The SolutionCustomer Support
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Customer Support: Pros/Cons
• Pros– They get to talk to the users– Different perspective– Useful metrics
• Cons– Not trained to be neutral– Overemphasize edge cases– Miss out on the positives
The SolutionCustomer Support
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Sales/Marketing Team
• Objections from potential customers
• Have a relationship with decision makers
• Used to working conversation to desired topics
The SolutionSales/
Marketing
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Sales/Marketing: Pros/Cons
• Pros– Hears what prevents people from signing– Used to digging into objections
• Cons– Not trained to be neutral– People who are objecting tend to exaggerate the
severity of an issue– Only talk to decision makers, not users
The SolutionSales/
Marketing
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Configurations
• What do people have permission to do on site?
• What patterns do permissions reveal?
• How do permissions change?
The Solution
Configurations
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Configurations: Pros/Cons
• Pros– Repurpose information we need from the
customer anyway– Gives the big picture
• Cons– Patterns can be misleading– Permissions may not be restricted enough to
reveal patterns
The Solution
Configurations
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Familiarity with PersonasThe Solution
Personas
Newbie
Expert
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Personas
• Brings all the research together• Also suffers some from not talking to users• Can fill in with best guesses• Utilize people who do talk to users to keep the
personas updated
The Solution
Personas
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What are personas?
• Representation of a cluster of users
• Wide range of realistic fidelity
• Focuses on users’ wants/needs
• Facilitates the user hat
The Solution
Personas
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Personas and Sales/Marketing
• Defining audience• Easier to create
“personalized” marketing/sales calls
• Allows for Sales & Marketing alignment
The Solution
Personas
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Personas and Executives
• Quick snapshot of how we see our customers
• Company alignment• Informs strategic
direction
The Solution
Personas
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Personas and Product/Dev
• Separate ideas into useful or just “cool”
• Prioritize new features
• QA Testing• Designing for the
user, not the developer
The Solution
Personas
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Sample PersonaThe Solution
Personas
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Sample PersonaThe Solution
Personas
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Tagline“I want to be a resource to the researchers, not the safety police.”
PositionEnvironmental Health & Safety Director
Character TraitsIntelligent, Enthusiastic, Bold, Persevering, Achiever
Sample PersonaThe Solution
Personas
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Role in BioRAFTRodger manages the Earth EH&S Department and oversees all compliance activity via BioRAFT. He manages teams of auditors, conducts audits himself and attends to a variety of compliance duties as necessary. Most of the time he delegates work to people on his team.
Sample PersonaThe Solution
Personas
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Tasks in BioRAFT• Oversees all EHS activity on
BioRAFT• View Dashboards• View Inspection Logs• Schedule Inspections• Monitor Bio-registrations & Chem-
registrations• Monitor Rad-registrations• Oversee Lifesafety
Sample PersonaThe Solution
Personas
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• Monitor all EHS and compliance activity
• Maintain Basic Group Information
• Manage Biological and Chemical Information
• Manage and Approve Biological Registrations
• Perform Audits and Inspections
• Edit and Manage Equipment
• Maintain Institutional Building Documents
• Manage Radiological Licenses, Inventory, and Waste Collection
Sample PersonaCommon Activities
The Solution
Personas
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Sample PersonaThe Solution
Personas
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Sample PersonaThe Solution
Personas
(Source: Atlassian “Do Agile Right webinar”)
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Sample PersonaThe Solution
Personas
(Source: Atlassian “Do Agile Right webinar”)
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Sample Persona
• Persona rooms at Chrysler
• Designers can go into these rooms to get the feel of the driver
• Most detailed version of persona – very rare
The Solution
Personas
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Personas: Pros/Cons
• Pros–Pulls together information from everywhere–Can use your imagination to fill in blanks– Living document that can/should be
updated as new information comes in• Cons–Not able to interview users–Creates a false sense of security
The Solution
Personas
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Familiarity with User JourneysThe Solution
User Journeys
Newbie
Expert
1 2 43
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User Journeys
• Go from putting on your user hat to walking in the users’ shoes
• Step beyond personas• How users would
tackle a specific task
The Solution
User Journeys
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User Journeys
• Various levels of fidelity• Highlights pain points• Documents level of frustration from happy to
sad
The Solution
User Journeys
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Sample User JourneysThe Solution
User Journeys
Buying a New Car
(Source: Usability Ed)
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Sample User JourneysThe Solution
User Journeys
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Sample User JourneysThe Solution
User Journeys
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Sample User JourneysThe Solution
User Journeys
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Sample User JourneysThe Solution
User Journeys
(Source: Atlassian “Do Agile Right webinar”)
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Sample User JourneysThe Solution
User Journeys
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User Journeys: Pros/Cons
• Pros– Expert Review deliverable–Can use your imagination to fill in blanks–Validate Google Analytics information– Living document
• Cons–Not able to interview users–Creates a false sense of security
The Solution
User Journeys
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Teamwork
• Work with your team• Start the conversations you need
The Solution
Teamwork
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How it Comes Together
User Proxies
UX Pro
Persona
User Journey
The Solution
Teamwork
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Recap
• Not a perfect world with ideal circumstances• Access to participants is taken for granted• Analytics can give a window to peep in• Utilize your user proxies• Personas & user journeys allow for validation
of your second hand research
Recap
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25 1st St., Suite 104, Cambridge, MA 02141 | www.BioRAFT.com
User Research When You Can’t Reach Your Users
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Heather BauerDesign 4 Drupal
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