Quick Answer: Validate a Prototype

Use the Validate a prototype Quick Answer option to confirm that your prototype is structurally sound and addresses user needs.

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About Quick Answer: Validate a prototype

  • Validate a prototype is one of the available Quick Answers. 
  • Quick Answers allows you to collect recorded video feedback from customers or prospects as they complete tasks and answer questions.
  • The focus of Validate a prototype is to understand how people react to a prototype or wireframe in order to make more informed decisions during the development process. 

 

 

When to use Validate a prototype

Use Validate a prototype in the Design phase of the development process to:

  • Test a prototype or wireframe before building the product
  • Understand if a prototype or wireframe solves people's problem

 

 

How to set up Validate a prototype

  1. Click the Create test dropdown menu and select Template Library.
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  2. From the Template Gallery, click the Quick Answers filter.
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    Note: Depending on your subscription, you may not have access to all the Quick Answers shown above.
  3. Then, find and click Validate a prototype.
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  4. Provide a link to a publicly accessible page or document that shows or describes the content.
    Note: The link needs to point to a single document hosted online. The link can be to a Microsoft or Google doc, a Slides or PowerPoint presentation, a PDF, image, text, or anything similar.
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    Important: Make sure the link to the document is set to View so the contributor can't make any changes. Here's some information on sharing a file.
  5. Describe the activity you want participants to try. Start with a verb, but don't include exact steps, such as "Click on this button. Then, this link. Then, go..."
  6. The description is added to a pre-written sentence, so it's a good practice to use a lowercase letter for the first word and not end with a period or other punctuation. Quick Answers converts your description into the test questions, so the wording you enter is what people will see.
  7. Examples:
    • sign up for the newsletter becomes "Take as much time as you need to sign up for the newsletter."
    • find out when to report for jury duty becomes "Take as much time as you need to find out when to report for jury duty."
    • change your profile picture becomes "Take as much time as you need to change your profile picture."
  8. If you haven't already, add your audience.

 

 

Launching a test

  1. Preview your test.
  2. Once you've ensured everything is correct, launch your test.

 

 

Results

  • After you click Launch Test, we send the test to contributors who match your chosen demographics.
  • As contributors finish, the software uploads the recorded video to our system.
  • You'll be emailed when the videos are ready to watch (to configure notifications, see "Email notification preferences"
  • After all the contributors finish, a summary of the results will appear below the test title.
  • From the Dashboard, click on a test title to be taken to the Results page.

Results tab

  • After the Quick Answer test, the Results tab shows contributors' open-ended feedback on their recent experience completing your task.
  • It summarizes the findings from the test:
    • Do more contributors find the activity likable?
    • Did the contributors express any frustrations?
    • Videos of your contributors' open-ended feedback will display as Key takeaways under the Results tab. 

 

 

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