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As a user, I want to...If you've written requirements as stories, you are probably very familiar with this phrase, but who exactly is the user we are talking about? Very often we resort to generic role titles. You've likely found that many conversations still revolve around, "I think we should" rather than about what your target users would need./nIn the absence of having real users give feedback on a regular basis, we often resort to abstractions such as market segments, but it is very difficult to make detailed design decisions based on broad segments./nPersonas solve this problem by creating a realistic profile that represents a segment. In this presentation, I'll outline what personas are, why they are useful, and how to create them./nBy the end, you will have techniques you can use immediately to create assumptive personas and start focusing your team.
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Who is the user in your stories? Jeremy Kriegel UX Manager, CIDC
I think… I think… I think… I think… I think… I think… I think… I think… I think… I think… and that’s final I think… I think… I think… I think… I think…
“ There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas. - Susan Cain Author, Quiet ”
Ask them! Engage *
Demographics • Male • 35-44 • Married with 1.8 kids • $75K-90K • College graduates • 86% Caucasian • Born in the USA
Firmographics • Automotive engineer • 15 years experience • Specializes in aerodynamics
Psychographics • Ambitious, self-reliant, competitive • Value hard work, recognition • Running, gym, movies • 56% liberal, 40% conservative
Behavioral • Regular users • Avg use of 6.3x/week • Accounts with 2-3 competitors • Activity increases around back-to-school
Segment Persona
Innovation comes… from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important. -Steve Jobs http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2004/nf20041012_4018_PG2_db083.htm
Ideally Combine • Validate qualitative with quantitative • Flesh out quantitative with qualitative
What differentiates? • Goals • Demographics • Activities • Behaviors • Other?
Tell their story • Use the data • Make them believable • Rounded, but not distracting
Persona Priority Name & Picture Summary & Quote Story Demographics User Goals Summary Business Goals Summary
lousuSi – BXOS !nteractive! http://www.behance.net/gallery/Monster-Persona-Cards/1208889
What we don’t know What we know
Assumptive Personas
Biz Goal Biz Goal Biz Goal persona persona persona persona Story Story Story Story Story Story Story Story Story
Create a big list • High level description • What differentiates them? • Goals • Demographics • Behaviors
Winnow Personas • Are any close enough to be identical? • If I satisfy A, do I also satisfy B?
Map Personas to Biz Goals • A persona can support more than one goal
Persona Definitions • Persona goals • Business goals • Story • Context • Behaviors • Barriers • Demographics, psychographics, firmographics