User research focuses on understanding user behaviors, needs, and motivations through observation techniques, task analysis, and other feedback methodologies. Mike Kuniavsky further notes that it is “the process of understanding the impact of design on an audience."
Which user research methods you can or should perform will depend on the type of site, system or app you are developing, your timeline, and your environment.
Design or evaluate the information architecture of a site.
Evaluate competitors to identify opportunities in their strengths and weaknesses.
Observation of users performing tasks in their own environment.
Discover what users interact with first when they land on your web page.
Understanding the perspective and influence of those invested in a project's success.
Understand the tasks and motivations of the user group for whom you are designing.
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