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Activity:

Refine Personas

Participating Roles

Responsible:

Business Analyst

Overview

Entry Criteria

    Dependencies:

    • Interaction with the users has lead to the need to change a persona.
    • The personas are published on the project portal.

    Sub-Activities

    1

    Determine Type of Difference

    • Look for similarities and differences in the level of knowledge, usage patterns, interactions, and goals between the persona and the user. If a difference exists, determine if the user is an intended user.
    • If the difference is significant, determine whether a new persona is needed or a change to an existing persona.

    2

    Update and Communicate Changes

    • Add any new personas and make changes to existing personas.
    • Publish the personas and communicate the changes to the rest of the team.
    • Brainstorm scenarios and quality of service requirements or if the changes are major, conduct exploratory testing to see if any changes need to be made to the scenario list.
    • Examine the priorities.

    Exit Criteria

    The updated personas are published on the project portal.

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