While task completion and task time are the default choices for measuring task effectiveness and task efficiency, the methods used to capture people’s feelings about an experience certainly seem more varied. But after measuring post-task perceptions for decades, we’ve found that a simple seven-point item does a good job of capturing not only perceptions of
Is sharing pay information a good idea? What happens when companies share more about how they pay their people? So-called pay transparency refers to company policies that encourage the sharing of compensation-related information, such as salary ranges, pay scales, and compensation structures. This information may be supplied to current employees, job candidates, or the public.
The last couple of years have not been easy for those in the UX profession. With an increase in layoffs and AI disruption, uncertainty has grown about job security and even whether to leave the profession entirely. How has this uncertainty affected the current satisfaction that UX professionals feel about their job? What you do
We’ve all got bills to pay. But there is more to a job than just the pay. The type of work you do and the people you work with have a lot to do with a sense of satisfaction. Consequently, job satisfaction has been measured extensively for decades in many industries. To gauge how satisfied
The Four Seasons Hotel in Vail, Colorado, includes twice-daily housekeeping service. In addition to the usual room cleaning, in the evening they “turn down” your room by doing things such as preparing the bed, cleaning up, and closing the shades for you while you’re out at dinner. Many luxury hotels offer turn-down service, so that’s
In an earlier article, we examined the relationship between NPS and future company growth. We found the Net Promoter Score had a modest correlation with future growth (r = .35) in the 14 industries we examined. In the 11 industries that had a positive correlation, the average correlation with two-year revenue growth was higher at
There is more to a job than just the pay. The type of work you do and the people you work with have a lot to do with a sense of satisfaction. Consequently, job satisfaction has been measured extensively for decades in many industries. To gauge how satisfied UX practitioners are with their jobs, the
Customer satisfaction is a staple of company measurement. It’s been used for decades to understand how customers feel about a product or experience. Poor satisfaction measures are an indication of unhappy customers, and unhappy customers generally won’t purchase again, leading to poor revenue growth. But is satisfaction the wrong measure for most companies? That’s certainly
By far the most common and fundamental measure of customer attitudes is customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is a measure of how well a product or service experience meets customer expectations. It’s a staple of customer analytic scorecards as a barometer of how well a product or company is performing. You can measure satisfaction on everything
Asking questions immediately after a user attempts a task compliments task-performance data such as task times and completion rates. Post-task satisfaction data is a bit different than the questionnaires asked after a usability test (such as the SUS). There is a strong correlation (r > .6) between post-task ratings and post-test ratings. Knowing one can
