Daniel Sauble is a Senior UX developer at Sonatype, where he leads design for Nexus, a software repository manager. In his spare time, he speaks at conferences, writes on Medium, and runs ridiculously long distances.
For many of us, the idea of doing formal user testing, is a formidable challenge. There are many reasons why: you don’t have enough lead time; you can’t find enough participants, or the right type of participant; you can’t convince your boss to spend the money. User testing is the best way to improve your designs. If you rely on anecdotal data, or your own experience, you can’t design a great solution to your user’s problems. User testing is vital. But how do you make the case for it and actually do it?
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