(Length: 4 pages)

September 6, 2006

Common Persona Misconceptions Debunked

Understand What Makes A Valid Persona To Avoid Failures

by Moira Dorsey

with Harley Manning, Caroline L. Carney

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Personas are valuable tools that enable firms to correct misconceptions about users and make quicker, more reliable design decisions. But even as firms seek to take advantage of the benefits personas offer, misconceptions about what makes for valid personas remain. Personas must be archetypes that provide accurate representations of users based on sound ethnographic research practices. The end results should look and sound like the people they represent, not stereotypes.

Buy Risk-Free

Download and print PDF immediately. Price: US $379

Our Money-Back Guarantee: If you are not completely satisfied, return it for a full refund within three weeks of your online purchase.

Already a Forrester Client?
Log in to read this document.

Add to cart

Find Documents In Related Categories

This document falls under the following categories. Click on a link below to find similar documents.
Analyst: Moira Dorsey
Technology: Customer Experience, Customer Experience Management, Design & Usability Processes, Web Site Design
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

Archived Teleconference:
The Customer Experience Review, Q2 2008
Original air date: Thursday, June 19, 2008
corner border corner
Ratings and Comments
NOT YET RATED
corner border corner