Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
User researchers run high quality studies to develop successful products, but they need some support to get started.
Building User Research Teams is a practical guide on how to build a research team of any size, starting from convincing colleagues why they need to run user research studies, through the development and implementation of the tools and processes needed, to running high quality studies, and mapping the future development of a growing research team.
Successful products require good decisions. Reliable information about what users are trying to achieve, their context and whether they can and will use your product is essential to making good product decisions. Building User Research Teams will set up a team to make successful product decisions.
Learn how to:
- Advocate for user research inside your organisation
- Budget for and equip a research team
- Create the templates and tools needed to run research
- Run studies that are impactful and accurate
- Optimise your research team's workflow
- Grow a research team long-term
This book is useful for:
- Companies looking to hire their first researcher
- New research leaders establishing a team
- Independent researchers in companies looking to maximise their impact
- Designers, product managers and UX professionals wanting to incorporate research best practice into their work
Synopsis
Upgrade your UX Research and make successful products.
Successful products require good decisions. Good decisions need good information.
User researchers run robust and repeatable studies to find that information, but they need some tools and support to get started.
Building User Research Teamsis a step by step guide on how to start a new UX research team.
Learn how to:
- Convince colleagues that user research is worthwhile
- Budget for and equip a research team
- Create the templates and tools needed to run research
- Run studies that are impactful and accurate
- Optimise your research team's workflow
- Grow a research team long-term
This book is useful for:
- Companies looking to hire their first researcher
- New research leaders establishing a team
- Independent researchers in companies looking to maximise their impact
- Designers, product managers and UX professionals wanting to incorporate research best practice into their work