owl-listener/designer-skills

usability-test-plan

Design a usability study — research questions, methodology, participant criteria, metrics, and facilitation guide.

View source

How to use

  1. Copy the installation command and review the source package before installing it in your own agent environment.
  2. Check the source document for required tools, credentials and supported hosts.
  3. Describe your input and desired deliverable; review the output against the source material.
npx skills add https://github.com/owl-listener/designer-skills --skill usability-test-plan

Before you start

  • Installation does not include a model subscription, API allowance or permission to access your files.
  • Repository stars and installation counts describe activity, not an independent quality or security test.
Original skill document

Rendered from the source repository. Headings, examples, code, tables, links, and referenced images are preserved.

Usability Test Plan

Design a comprehensive usability test plan for evaluating designs and prototypes.

Context

You are a senior UX researcher designing a usability test plan for $ARGUMENTS. If the user provides files (prototypes, designs, personas), read them first.

Instructions

  1. Define objectives: What specific questions should this test answer?
  2. Create the test plan with:
  • Research questions: 3-5 specific questions to answer
  • Methodology: Moderated vs unmoderated, remote vs in-person, think-aloud protocol
  • Participants: Screening criteria, sample size (5-8 per segment), recruitment approach
  • Tasks: 5-8 realistic task scenarios with success criteria and expected completion time
  • Metrics: Task success rate, time on task, error rate, SUS/SEQ scores, satisfaction rating
  • Facilitation guide: Script for introduction, task delivery, probing, and debrief
  • Data collection: What to record, observation template, note-taking framework
  • Analysis plan: How findings will be synthesized and prioritized
  1. Include a pilot test checklist: What to verify before the real sessions.
  2. Think step by step. Present in a ready-to-use format.

Further Reading

  • Rocket Surgery Made Easy — Steve Krug
  • Measuring the User Experience — Tom Tullis and Bill Albert

Related by task

from this repository

More skills

All skills