Closing the feedback loop with a little help from your friends
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The presentation focuses on enhancing customer feedback within agile teams by engaging more deeply with users through collaboration. Key strategies include developing a clear plan, identifying allies within the organization, and employing various research methods to gather insights. Ultimately, the goal is to create a customer-centric environment that fosters ownership and improves design processes.
![Task: Research Questions
Project Goal
Decrease support calls related to music downloads
Our Task
What are 5 research questions we should be asking? [5 min]
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![Task: Research Methods
Project Goal
Decrease support calls related to music downloads
Your Task
What research methods could we use to get answers to our
research question? (Pick one question from our list.) [5 min]
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![Task: Which Users?
Project Goal
Decrease support calls related to music downloads
Our Task
What are 5 characteristics of the people we should be talking to? [5
min]
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![Task: Which Allies?
Project Goal
Decrease support calls related to music downloads
Our Task
Within your groups, brainstorm a list of roles/people within an
organization that might serve as allies on our project. Think about
groups with access, groups with mutual interest, groups with
complementary strengths, and groups that might have all three. [5
min]
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Closing the feedback loop with a little help from your friends
- 1. Closing the feedback loop with a little help from your friends Agile 2009 Jackson Fox August 26, 2009
- 2. A few things before we start 1. Feel free to ask questions at any time 2. Can also send questions to @jacksonfox 3. Please tag any posts #feedbackloop Agile 2009 2
- 3. A bit about myself... NAME: Jackson Fox JOB: UX Designer COMPANY: Viget Labs Agile 2009 3
- 4. e this q uestion Sinc a lot... com es up vi·get e Agile 2009 4
- 5. Previously... Comp Sci Major C Academic B+ Web Developer A Agile 2009 5
- 6. Previously... Comp Sci Major HCI Academic Cog Psych Web Developer Interfaces = User Experience Agile 2009 6
- 7. Product Team + Users = $ Agile 2009 7
- 8. w do w e make Ho this h appen? Product Team + Users = $ The $300 mil button Agile 2009 8
- 10. Usability Lab Agile 2009 http://flic.kr/p/Kic8T 10
- 11. Most of the time, we need to be creative What Would MacGyver Do? (with apologies to m. jackson wilkinson) Agile 2009 11
- 12. Level of interaction with the customer 1. Talking to customers 2. Thinking like a customer 3. Thinking like yourself Agile 2009 12
- 13. Level of interaction with the customer Talking to customers Thinking like a customer Thinking like yourself Increasing quality of feedback & insight Agile 2009 13
- 14. Is there We rarely have step her another the time e? Talking to customers Thinking like a customer Thinking like yourself d too much W e spen time here Agile 2009 14
- 15. Everyone Else: Doesn’t Do Usability UX Person: Does Usability Your organizat ion Agile 2009 15
- 16. Wh y not? Everyone Else: Doesn’t Do Usability UX Person: Does Usability Your organizat ion Agile 2009 16
- 17. The big picture As an agile team, how do you collaborate with other groups in your organization in order to get insight into customer needs and get timely customer feedback on your work? Agile 2009 17
- 18. Our Agenda An example Step-by-step Making the plan Finding our allies Doing the research Making it a habit Agile 2009 18
- 19. Our Agenda An example Step-by-step Making the plan Finding our allies Doing the research Making it a habit Agile 2009 19
- 20. Example: Choice Hotels EU Agile 2009 20
- 21. We had a simple plan 1. Build a prototype 2. Get feedback 3. Make awesome site Agile 2009 21
- 22. Just a few small problems ➡ Je ne parle pas français ➡ Ich spreche keine deutsch ➡ No hablo español Agile 2009 22
- 23. Just a few small problems ➡ No money for travel ➡ Those pesky time zones ➡ Local customs Agile 2009 23
- 24. We got everyone involved Training Remote Testing Viget Team Choice Team Users Agile 2009 24
- 25. The Results 4 Teams (UK, FR, DE, Australia) 4 Languages 50 Users 2 Weeks Agile 2009 25
- 26. Benefits ➡ Choice teams felt like we were really listening ➡ Helped Choice teams take an active role in the design process ➡ Teams felt ownership of the design process ➡ Teams felt ownership of the user experience ➡ Helped resolve differences of opinion ➡ Gained skills for the future Agile 2009 26
- 27. Things this presentation isn’t about: Usability Testing Agile 2009 27
- 28. Thing this presentation isn’t about: Usability Testing Voice of the Customer Analytics Agile 2009 28
- 29. Our Agenda An example Step-by-step Making the plan Finding our allies Doing the research Making it a habit Agile 2009 29
- 30. Making the plan... What do we want to know? How are we going to find out? Agile 2009 30
- 31. “Designch” “User Resear Researc h” Empathy Context Insight Generate Two kinds of research tasks Evaluate Perform a Optimi zation nce Usability Agile 2009 31
- 32. The Rumsfeld Scale Known Knowns Known Unknowns Unknown Unknowns need t o know What do you goals? Where mplish your are peo t o acco problem ple havi s? ng Agile 2009 32
- 33. Good Research Questions Are concrete, with clear answers Don’t worry (yet) about how you’re going to answer them Are driven by near-term project needs (1-2 iterations ahead) Agile 2009 33
- 34. Meet TuningFork.com TuningFork.com is a specialized digital music store (not really), and you are the product team. TurningFork has been doing relatively well in their niche, but is facing increasing pressure from PolkaTunez.com. To fight back, TuningFork is planning to release a greatly improved shopping experience. In 12 weeks (6 iterations). Project Goal Decrease support calls related to purchasing and downloads Agile 2009 34
- 35. Task: Research Questions Project Goal Decrease support calls related to music downloads Our Task What are 5 research questions we should be asking? [5 min] Agile 2009 35
- 36. Pick the method that fits the question, not the question that fits the method Agile 2009 36
- 37. Research Methods Usability Testing Contextual Interviews Remote Usability Testing Surveys Guerilla Usability Testing A/B Testing 5-Second Tests Multivariate Testing Card Sorting Divide the Dollar Field Research These are all useful, but don’t get hung-up on them, try to be c reative in finding ways to approach your question Agile 2009 37
- 38. Task: Research Methods Project Goal Decrease support calls related to music downloads Your Task What research methods could we use to get answers to our research question? (Pick one question from our list.) [5 min] Agile 2009 38
- 39. Finding our allies... Who do we want to talk to? Who can help us? Agile 2009 39
- 40. Is there a specific group of customers we want to talk to in order to answer our questions? Agile 2009 40
- 41. Task: Which Users? Project Goal Decrease support calls related to music downloads Our Task What are 5 characteristics of the people we should be talking to? [5 min] Agile 2009 41
- 42. Identifying Allies Access Who is already in contact with users? Who is already in contact with your users? Mutual Interest Who would be interested in this information? Who else has a stake in your project goals? Strengths Who already has complementary skills? Agile 2009 42
- 43. Who are these people? Agile 2009 43
- 44. Task: Which Allies? Project Goal Decrease support calls related to music downloads Our Task Within your groups, brainstorm a list of roles/people within an organization that might serve as allies on our project. Think about groups with access, groups with mutual interest, groups with complementary strengths, and groups that might have all three. [5 min] Agile 2009 44
- 45. How Do We Collaborate? ➡ We’re looking for collaborators, not subject ➡ Split up the work (planning, recruiting, testing) ➡ Share your experience ➡ Review results as a team Agile 2009 45
- 46. Doing the research... Creating the infrastructure Getting good results Agile 2009 46
- 47. Creating The Infrastructure ➡ Clearly define which users we want to talk to ➡ Identify and test out the tools ➡ Document who is responsible for specific tasks ➡ Document the process ➡ Do a practice run Agile 2009 47
- 48. Getting Good Results ➡ No, seriously, practice ➡ Identify the information you want to collect ➡ Decide if you’re going to record sessions ➡ Create a form for collecting information Agile 2009 48
- 49. Our Agenda An example Step-by-step Making the plan Finding our allies Doing the research Making it a habit Agile 2009 49
- 50. Agile workflow ➡ Focus on information needs 1-2 weeks or iterations ahead ➡ Identify information needs in user stories ➡ Make it a habit Agile 2009 50
- 51. Building a customer-centric organization Agile 2009 51
- 52. Vision Feedback Culture Jared Spool IA Summit 2008 Agile 2009 52
- 53. Feedback In the last six weeks, have you spent more than two hours watching someone use yours or a competitors design? Agile 2009 53
- 54. Our Results ➡ Teams felt like partners in the design process ➡ Teams felt ownership of the user experience ➡ Resolved conflicts based on individual opinions and preconceived notions Agile 2009 54
- 55. Keeping the channel open ➡ It’s easier to get feedback through open channels than it is to work from a cold start every time ➡ You can get user feedback when you need it, not when it’s most convenient to get Agile 2009 55
- 56. Recap Agile 2009 56
- 57. Stop, Collaborate, Listen ➡ There are times when we don’t have the time or the opportunity to do the research we need to feed the design process ➡ There are other people in your organization who want to know the same things you do ➡ You can fill in knowledge gaps by collaborating ➡ Keep research efforts targeted, and focus on project goals ➡ The best results and efficiencies will come when you make this a regular part of your process Agile 2009 57
- 58. Good ➡ Can provide insight and feedback in circumstances where it otherwise wouldn’t have been possible ➡ Exposes more of the organization to the needs of your users ➡ Helps the rest of your team and your organization become part of the design process Agile 2009 58
- 59. Bad/Ugly ➡ May require a good deal of effort and political will to find allies ➡ Never as good as being there in person ➡ High up-front costs depending on methods and practice Agile 2009 59
- 60. Questions? Agile 2009 60
- 61. The End You’ve Been Awesome http://spkr8.com/talks/1389 Agile 2009 61
- 62. Get in touch! NAME: Jackson Fox EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @jacksonfox Agile 2009 62