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User personas are fictional, archetypal user profiles based on research and data. They condense behavior patterns, needs and goals of real users to guide product decisions, prioritization and communication. Personas help teams design with empathy and test assumptions systematically. They also serve as references for usability and stakeholder alignment.
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A user persona is a condensed, research-based model of a typical user with goals, needs and behavioural patterns.
User personas were developed in user-centred design to turn research findings about target groups into tangible representatives. The method combines qualitative user research with a shared language for product and design decisions.
A persona groups recurring patterns of real users without representing one individual. Goals and context explain behaviour; assumptions must remain distinguishable from research. Teams test decisions against the relevant persona and update it as evidence changes.
Research is condensed into an understandable model of a relevant user group.
Goals, context and behaviour patterns help test product decisions from the user’s perspective.
Personas are built from evidence, used collaboratively and reviewed regularly.
User personas give teams a shared, testable view of user needs and reduce decisions based on personal assumptions.
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