7. RESEARCH BASED PERSONAS Surveys Market Research data Market segmentation models Contextual Enquiries/User Interviews SME inputs User Profiles
8. TYPES OF PERSONA Primary Secondary Supplemental Customer Served Negative
9. USER GOALS and MOTIVATIONS Visceral-Experience Goals Behavioral-End Goals Reflective-Life Goals
10. CONSTRUCTING SCENARIOS Identify domain specific scenarios Identify environment specific scenarios Identify culture specific scenarios Identify Legal mandate scenarios Identify key scenarios from user research and observations Define success criteria
11. CONSTRUCTING PERSONAS Identify behavioral variables. Map interview subjects to behavioral variables. Identify significant behavior patterns. Synthesize characteristics and relevant goals. Check for redundancy and completeness. Expand description of attributes and behaviors. Designate persona types.
12. VALIDATING PERSONAS Pitch each persona against relevant scenarios Develop wireframes and prototypes covering key scenarios and usage criteria Validate the wireframe and usage criteria against each scenario coupled with persona (how would Mr. Xanders react to this scenario, will he be able to accept this solution? Can there be a better solution?
14. Do’s and Don’ts DOs Construct Personas from research data Communicate the research data and Personas to all stakeholders, get a buy in Iterate Personas over a period of time on continuous user research Don'ts Avoid secondary personas Avoid Personas for sake of personas