Did you know that Trymata automatically segments your user test data into sprints?
Our UX Sprint view isn’t a new feature (we’ve been doing that for a while) – but we’ve just released a feature update that will make it even more powerful!
What is the Trymata sprint view?
Every time you place a new order or open up new test slots on an existing Trymata user test, we automatically treat that new batch as a separate sprint.
If you’re not familiar with the terminology of “sprints,” it’s a common model in some tech industry spheres for breaking down large or long-term projects into short, iterative periods of work with defined goals and benchmarks.
In the context of UX research, when we talk about “sprint testing” we mean that each round of testing is simply a small, iterative step in the long-term process of optimizing the user experience. You’re not going to fix everything in a single testing round – but as you find and resolve issues with each test sprint, you’ll be making manageable, measurable progress!
What’s new with our UX sprint feature?
We’ve already been separating and displaying your quantitative UX Diagnostics data by sprint for a while. With this latest release, the Trymata sprint view will now be applied to your other test datasets as well!
The video recordings and written survey responses from any Trymata test with multiple order batches will all be automatically segmented into sprints, just like your UX Diagnostics data.
With everything displayed by sprint, it will be easier than ever to compare before-and-after metrics from a redesign project, benchmark your UX progress over time, or even just stay laser-focused on the feedback from your latest round of tests, cutting out the clutter from old data.
Test videos section
In your test videos table for any test with multiple sprints, all of the videos will now be sorted automatically into sprint groupings.
For each sprint, you’ll see a new row heading showing with the sprint number. The newest sprint will show at the top, and expanded by default so you can immediately see those most recent results. The older sprints below, meanwhile, will be collapsed to keep your view clean and uncluttered – but still easily accessible if you need to look back.
Post-test survey section
In your survey section, the response tables for each question will similarly have new collapsible sprint headings. Like in the videos table, the newest sprint will always be expanded by default, while the older ones will be collapsed.
For question types that show a graph or chart of responses (such as multiple choice or slider rating questions), you can check and uncheck different sprints to choose which data is included in the graph.
So for example, if you want to see a graph of just the combined data for sprints 3 and 4, you just have to uncheck the boxes for sprints 1 and 2. The graphs will immediately update to reflect the data you’ve selected.
Other notes about Trymata UX Sprints
One other thing to know about our sprint feature is that sprint view is optional! While we do automatically display your test data by sprint, you can easily turn it off if you’d like to see all of your data together.
Anywhere that test data is grouped by sprint, you’ll always see a “Sprint view” checkbox in the bottom-right corner of that display. Unchecking this box updates the view so that all of the data from all sprints is aggregated together and sprint labels are hidden.
In the future, we’ll be working on even more advanced controls for the UX Sprint feature.
