Overview
Most usability tests answer the wrong question. They ask "can users complete this task?" when the useful question is "where do users fail, why, and how severely does it affect the outcome?" A test that reports "7 of 8 participants completed the checkout flow" is not a usability test — it is a pass/fail audit. A test that identifies the 3 specific points where participants hesitated, the 2 points where they made errors, and the 1 point where 3 participants abandoned — that is a usability test.
The Usability Test Design & Analysis Prompt builds a test that produces specific, actionable findings: the task design that reveals failure points rather than confirming success, the moderation protocol that surfaces the participant's mental model without leading them, and the analysis framework that converts observations into a severity-rated fix list.
What you get: - Test objective definition: the specific usability questions this test is designed to answer - Task design: the tasks that reveal failure points rather than confirm success - Scenario writing: the realistic context that produces natural behavior - Moderation protocol: the facilitation approach that surfaces mental models without leading - Observation framework: what to record and how during sessions - Severity rating model: how to prioritize findings by frequency and impact - Fix list format: the output format that drives design decisions
Built for: UX researchers and product designers who run usability tests and want findings that drive design changes — not reports that confirm the design is mostly fine.