Earn + Redeem UX - User Testing

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Nicole Wright - User Interview Notes

Part 1: User persona

Introduction:
Hello and thank you for participating in our user testing program. We're constantly working to improve Transit GO rewards, and your feedback is vital in this process. The purpose is to gain a deeper understanding of how you, as a valued user, experience our app. We want to learn about your habits, preferences, and any challenges you face while using the platform.
The interview will take about 20-30 minutes to complete and will consist of 2 parts. First, we’ll ask you a few questions about your public transit usage and your experience with the Transit Go App. Second, we’ll show you a redesign of the app and we would love to get your thoughts and opinions.
As a token of our appreciation for your time and input, you'll receive 1000 points at the end of this interview. Rest assured, all your responses will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose of improving the platform.
There is no right or wrong answer. We encourage you to freely share your thoughts and experiences without any bias.

General Questions
Tell us about yourself and your public transit usage
75% for commuting to work
and remaining is for leisure
4 days a week minimum
expensive to drive to work
started using the app in the last year
one bus

General App Usage:
How often do you use Transit GO ticket?

Do you have an ORCA card? If yes, What are your primary reasons for using TGT instead?


Campaign Engagement:
What are your thoughts on the rewards campaigns within our app? How often do you participate in them?
earns points all the time
incentivizes her to use transit
bought her family water tax tickets
always has her phone on her
points change often and points given are very generous

What are some reasons you don’t participate in our rewards campaigns?
check every time shes on the way to work
won’t participate in location campaigns
will try new modes

Redemption Behaviour:
How do you decide when you want to redeem points? How often do you find yourself redeeming points?
owns a commuter debit card and if she gets towards the end of if then will redeem
if shes taking a different mode that shes not used to then she’ll redeem her points
redeem a few times a week

Are there any challenges you face when trying to redeem your points?
depends on personal schedule
personal dependency

App Usability and Experience:
How would you rate the ease of navigation within our app from a scale of 1-10 (1-very hard, 10-very easy)

What are some of the challenge you face when you navigate through the app?

Part 2: Feedback on designs

Next, we want to show you refresh of the Earn and Redeem tab on the Rewards section of the Transit Go app. We’d love to learn more about your thoughts on this new design. Again, there is no right or wrong answer. We’d love for you to speak out loud and share your opinions.

What is your first overall impression of the new design? Do you like it? Why or why not?
Earn:
I’d like for you to navigate through the Earn tab and look for 3 things:
Any closures in the city
New and upcoming campaigns
Past campaigns
[You want to monitor how quick they were able to find this information and their overall impression of the way the page was layout]


What are your thoughts on the way the information is laid out on this page compared to the current design
likes the updates portion
not sure if the weekly streak is new
surveys
same activate a ticket in auburn

What is your overall impression on the page?
looks clean and likes the campaign layout
featured campaign is highlighted more

Redeem:
Now, I’d like you to focus on the Redeem tab and redeem for a single ride ticket for an Adult Water Taxi for West Seattle. Please do not use the search functionality but actively search for the information.

How difficult was it to find this information compared to the current experience?
way easier to navigate and find tickets
What is your overall impression on the page?


Closing Questions:
Would you be interested in participating in a follow-up interview or user testing session?

Do you have other comments or suggestions?

Thank You Note:
We will send you an email after this call that will provide you an invite code with steps on how to add it to your account. Once you enter the code you will receive the 1000 points for participating in the survey. Thank you again for you time, your feedback is greatly appreciated!
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