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SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER
50M - 250M USD, SoftwareFAVORABLE
“Crafting Research Studies with Optimal Workshop: An Exploration of Usability”
Optimal Workshop is great for launching unmoderated research studies. It is easy to plan and execute. There are several different methods that the user can choose, and all of them are well thought.
UX Researcher
500M - 1B USD, Services (non-Government)CRITICAL
“Ideal for Early Research, Lacks Depth in Mature Survey Needs”
Optimal Workshop is good for some methods and not so much for others. It fills a necessary gap in your tool suite, but is not an all-encompassing solution. Because its sweet spot is in tree tests and card sorts, which determine info architecture and navigation, it's typically not a tool that's needed continuously year after year, but can be critical for a moment in time.
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Optimal Workshop provides a suite of user research tools aimed at improving design decisions. They offer a platform that aids in understanding customer behavior, subsequently boosting product functionality. The tools made available by the company afford the collection and interpretation of both quantitative and qualitative data, fostering designs that coincide with user objectives. Their offerings include Tree Testing, First-click Testing, Card Sorting, Online Surveys, and Qualitative research tools. The Tree Testing tool, Treejack, assists in solidifying site structure prior to beginning interface design while the First-Click Testing tool identifies potential usability issues in wireframes and prototypes. OptimalSort, the company's Card Sorting tool, streamlines card sorting procedures. Optimal Workshop also provides an expansive online survey platform supporting an array of languages, and Reframer—a Qualitative research tool—that speeds up the research process for expedited results.
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Company type
Private
Year Founded
2007
Head office location
Wellington, New Zealand
Number of employees
51 - 200
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Ideal for Early Research, Lacks Depth in Mature Survey Needs
Optimal Workshop is good for some methods and not so much for others. It fills a necessary gap in your tool suite, but is not an all-encompassing solution. Because its sweet spot is in tree tests and card sorts, which determine info architecture and navigation, it's typically not a tool that's needed continuously year after year, but can be critical for a moment in time. - SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER50M-1B USDSoftwareReview Source
Crafting Research Studies with Optimal Workshop: An Exploration of Usability
Optimal Workshop is great for launching unmoderated research studies. It is easy to plan and execute. There are several different methods that the user can choose, and all of them are well thought. - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER<50M USDTelecommunicationReview Source
OW struggles to compete in a crowded marketplace
My overall experience is generally good. Optimal Workshop offers a range of services, but where we found it most useful was in the testing of existing navigation hierarchies (Tree testing) and in discovering mental models for prioritising new navigation structures (Card sorting). It's fairly expensive for what you get though. It's straightforward to use and set up tests.
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