Fast, Easy Usability Tricks for Big Product Improvements

Discover lightweight usability techniques used by Lean Startups and Agile teams in this 52-minute conference talk from GOTO Aarhus 2011. Learn how to quickly find users to observe, interpret their feedback without bias, and share observations effectively with your team. Explore tools for moving from observation to design, including design charrettes and paper prototypes, and from design to code using data-driven development. Follow a step-by-step process to improve your product's usability, from field observation and experience mapping to creating actionable ideas, prototyping, and user testing. Gain insights on the benefits of these techniques and how to implement them in time-crunched organizations for significant product improvements.

Introduction
We already listen to our users...
5 easy steps to a better product
Why?
Find some users to watch
Field observation
Create an experience map
Successful experience maps
Create actionable product ideas
Turn your ideas into designs
Build a paper prototype
Run a user test
Now you can start writing code
Recap: 5 easy steps
Benefits