{"id":4269386,"date":"2022-06-14T20:45:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/insight\/guide-to-user-testing-types-timeline\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:40:55","slug":"guide-to-user-testing-types-timeline","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-au\/insight\/guide-to-user-testing-types-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to user testing – types & timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBack to all articles\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n<\/button>\n\t\tGuide to user testing – types & timeline\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\tAssumptions are a wonderful place to begin designing products, but product solutions must be evaluated with real users to see if these assumptions solve the user’s core needs.

In fact, pairing user testing alongside market and product fit is the trifecta in building your product strategy. When teams do these things, they are more efficient in every other area of development, accelerating product roadmaps and finding ROI faster.\u00a0

This knowledge only comes from solving your user\u2019s underlying problems, which comes from testing.

In this guide to user testing, we\u2019ll take you through the types of user testing, when each should be used, and how to use them in a realistic product life cycle.\u00a0\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t