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The Ultimate User Research Repository Checklist: 6 Considerations

Understanding the users of a product or the customers of a service is the most effective way to create a product or service that people will use. For this reason, effective user experience, or UX, research is necessary if you want to create something that your target audience will notice. To conduct UX research that is accurate, organized and easy-to-analyze, many researchers turn to the help of UX research repositories.

When deciding on the best UX research repository to fit your needs, it can be helpful to use a checklist of considerations to look out for. This is especially true if you are new to the world of UX research. Even if you have never tried UX research before, a repository can be extremely useful.

1. Planning

Undoubtedly, if you want to be able to effectively collect all of your research data in the most efficient manner possible, planning capabilities are essential. As such, you should keep an eye out for repositories that focus on internal research and increasing opportunities for your team to define success together.

2. Taxonomy

Another thing that definitely matters is taxonomy. Referring to the classification functionality, having understandable taxonomy within a UX research repository can mean the difference between having a resource that your team can truly use and one that simply takes up space on your hard drive.

3. Metrics and Impact

Although metrics and impacts will not be something that you will immediately need to work with, it can be a smart idea to begin considering this task early because later will be here sooner than you know it. Most of the time, organizations realize there is a need for metrics and measuring research impact after they have already used substantial resources without tracking whether or not they are seeing results.

4. Tools

Another important consideration for any kind of user research repository software is what kind of toolset you want to have. Because no two repositories are the same, it is important to carefully look over all available features before deciding on software. This approach can help increase the chances that you will select the right repository tool from the beginning.

5. Audit and Inventory

Being able to look at your data and results is just as important as being able to store and organize them. For this reason, it is wise to find repository software that will give you auditing and inventory abilities as well. Specifically, mapping functionality and the ability to review existing research can make audits much smoother than more manual processes.

6. Maintenace

Lastly, you need to think about how you are going to maintain your UX research repository in the long term. For example, after a year or two of research, there will be more documents and files than you can keep up with. Establishing regular maintenance reviews can help you keep your repository efficient.

After reading this checklist, what do you think about the UX research repositories that you are considering? By narrowing down your choices using these considerations, you can find a repository that will work for you.

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