Questions your PMs want to ask

This week from People Nerds: We build a strong partnership with product managers and unpack some common qual interview mistakes.

Common user research questions (from PMs) A strong partnership between user research and product can lead to an exceptional user experience. But misconceptions between teams lead to bottle necks, miscommunication, and ultimately stalled deliverables. To break down some communication gaps, we answer product managers' common UXR questions.   HOW DO I BRIEF A PROJECT? Results from last week's community poll (n = 220) What was your path into user research? 26% | Creative or Product (e.g., design, PM) 22% | Academia (e.g., professor, social scientist) 16% | None of these 15% | I was trained in user research/UX specifically 11% | Customer-facing (e.g., sales, customer success/support) 9%   | HCI or Engineering (e.g., human factors, development) "Awesome!" Qual interview mistakes to avoid (oops...) Our instincts aren't always right when it comes to qual interviews. While it's important to make your interviewee comfortable, prompting them or trying to relate can result in swayed data. To avoid these mistakes, we break down six common interview pitfalls and strategies to break the habits.   GREAT! I MEAN...MHMMM More we're discussing:  Regular feedback is critical to career growth, but can be difficult to set up if you're a team of one. We break down seven ways to solicit more input from your colleagues. As we all continue to learn and iterate on remote research tactics, our Guide to International Remote Research was due for an update. What we're hearing: The importance of mental models and why you should be building a continuous "latticework" of them for better decision making. Understanding the various types of prototyping and the pros and cons that come with each model. dscout is a company composed of People Nerds working to make context-rich human insight an everyday habit across organizations. The dscout platform—Diary, Live, Recruit, and Express—enables remote qualitative research that brings researchers into the moments experienced and shared by real people. Curious about the platform or working with dscout? Talk to an account executive.  dscout, 222 North LaSalle St. Suite 650, Chicago, Illinois 60601, (312) 880-9715 Unsubscribe Manage preferences