ux australia: 30 tips for guerrilla testing

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Testing in the ‘lab’ is all very well, but…

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Take it to da streets!

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1. Test early

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2. Test your script

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3. Pre-formatted response sheets

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4. Test when there’s people there

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5. Match your spot to your audience

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6 Match your spot, some more

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7. Test on exit

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8. Test in crowded, noisy places

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9. It’s raining or cold? Get in doors

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10. Cafe owners - your new best friends

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11. Always get permission

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12. Lures, lures, lures

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13. Lures, lures, lures

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14. Two heads are better than one

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15. Women rule

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16. Consider a desk

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17. Testing two at once

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18. Winning smile and first line

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19. Fifteen minutes

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20. Screen people

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21. Screened people get thanked too

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22. Show me

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23. Don’t use jargon

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24. Don’t lead

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25. Test until you know it’s a problem

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26. More fidelity

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Other tests

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27. First click

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28. First click

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29. Card sorting

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30. Tree testing

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31. Mr Tappy

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32. UX Recorder

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Thanks

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Last tip:

Cast-iron career

progression:

sleep with the boss

Martin Bulmer