It’s sometimes necessary to make decisions quickly. But if you’re frequently skipping steps, you could be misdiagnosing problems and making decisions that don’t solve anything.

Take the time to step back and collect the facts. Make decisions that address the root cause.

Prepare a discussion guide. A discussion guide is a set of questions and topics that you would like to discuss with a participant during your research session. It typically consists of an introduction, warm-up questions, research questions and a debrief. You can use it a reference tool to help fa...

Make the plan as detailed as possible.There’s a good reason for this. You must be clear about what you’re going to achieve during each study session.

A key part of studying effectively is setting specific tasks to work on during each study session.