User Research Methods for UX: Part 1

Methods for UX design will wow you

Overview:

• An introduction to research methods for UX
• User research with users and without users
• User research without users

Introduction

• User research is often the first step of a UX design process. You cannot start designing a product or service before understanding what the users want.
• Once you know the best practices in user research, it will help you gain first-hand knowledge of your users to design an optimal product — the one that sells better than your competitors. So, here we go!

User Research Techniques

We do not recommend conducting user research without users. However, owing to budget and timescale constraints, it is quite common for service organizations to perform user research without involving users. The following techniques are adopted:

With Users

• Requirements Capture Workshops
• Contextual Interview
• Usability Testing

Without Users

• Stakeholder Interview
• First-click Testing
• Benchmarking