Run a Lean Usability Test Without Making It Sloppy
Plan a lightweight usability test that still produces credible task evidence.
The team must choose between two onboarding prototypes before Friday and needs evidence about whether new admins can complete setup without coaching. Lean usability test: decision, participant, task, observation, synthesis The common shortcut is to demo the prototype to internal teammates and ask whether they like it. That produces opinions from people who already understand the product, not evidence of whether real users can complete the task. Decision Write the release decision as a question: Which onboarding flow helps a new admin invite a teammate and connect payroll data with fewer errors? A test without a decision becomes a pile…
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