UX Method Outcomes A-Z

• Business Goals

  The problems business stakeholders intend to solve as a result of the work at hand.

• Color Palette

  The coordinated set of colors to be used in interface visual design.

• Content Insight

  Insight into the quality, content, and scope of existing content.

• Content Structure

  The arrangement and structure of categories used to classify content and resources.

• Information Hierarchy

  The page level prioritization of information.

• Interaction Pattern

  A repeatable set of behaviors for content and functionality in a given interface.

• Labeling Scheme

  The set of labels used to represent a collection of content and functionality.

• Mental Model

  The user's conceptualization of how a system or service works.

• Metadata Scheme

  The structure of data elements used to describe a collection of content and functionality.

• Navigation Effectiveness

  Insight into users' ability to locate content via navigation affordances.

• Navigation Model

  The patterns of links that let users move between content and interface elements.

• Site Map

  A visual or schematic representation of a website's categories, structure, and navigation.

• Task Completion Insight

  Insight into how easy it is for users to accomplish defined tasks.

• Technical Constraints

  The implementation limitations that a design solution must be able to accommodate.

• Typography

  Font choice and combination recommendations for the display of text.

• User Behavior

  Insight into how users interact with an interface, service, or product.

• User Goals

  The objectives users hope to meet or problems they hope to solve in using an interface.

• User Satisfaction

  A measure of users' perception of a tool's effectiveness and ease of use.