Usability Test Plan
Design a usability study — research questions, methodology, participant criteria, metrics, and facilitation guide. Use when planning the study as a whole. For writing the task scenarios inside it, use `test-scenario` (prototyping-testing).
- Skill ID
- owl-listener/designer-skills/usability-test-plan
- Publisher
- owl-listener
- Repository
- designer-skills
- Installs
- 0
- Files
- 1
- Synced
- Sep 23, 2026
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owl-listener/designer-skills/usability-test-planInstalls these files- SKILL.md
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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
- Define objectives: What specific questions should this test answer?
- 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
- Include a pilot test checklist: What to verify before the real sessions.
- 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
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