Preparation
Briefing from the client, exploring the problem space (market, client etc.).
Design Sprint
The Design Sprint was created by Jake Knapp at Google Ventures. It has been popular, because many people mistook it for a way to do design quickly.
The Design Sprint is not meant to deliver a product design in 5 days. The Design Sprint is a way to tackle a problem, find high level solutions and create something concrete in order to test those solutions. And then actually test them with real users.
The result should inform investors, decision makers and a project team about what to expect when the product is taken on.
Why
- Determine expected success of a product
Who
- Facilitator
- UX/UI designer
- Client stakeholders
Conditions
- The first 2 days have to take place together. During these days all stakeholders are available. It is not possible to participate for part of that time.
- During the last day all stakeholders are present.
- The problem is not too small and the solution is still unknown.
- There is a decider that can force important choices.
- No new stakeholders are added during the sprint.
- The client needs to be aware that the result is not an actual, complete design.
- Test subjects are planned and confirmed for day 5 before the sprint starts.
Client effort
- Briefing the facilitator.
- Complete availability during days 1, 2 and 5.
- Open to questions during days 3 and 4.
- Recruiting 5 test subjects for the final day, where the solution is tested.
Skills involved
- Facilitate a design sprint
- Prototype
- Apply ideation methods
- Run user tests.
Steps
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Day 1
Morning: Map.
Define the problem space in a Sprint goal and sprint questions.
Afternoon: Sketch.
Generating ideas.
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Day 2
Morning: Decide
Selection of the idea that is the best fit with the sprint goal and answering the sprint questions.
Afternoon: Story boarding.
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Day 3 and 4
- Creating a clickable prototype based on the storyboard.
- Collecting content for the prototype.
- Preparing for the Friday user test.
05
Day 5
Running 5 user tests. The stakeholders observe the test. At the end of the day the test results are discussed.
06
Report
After the Sprint a report is created to document the Sprint for the client.
Deliverable
- A clickable prototype of an idea.
- A slide deck with pictures of the process.
- Report to the client.
