Let me add some clarification... I agree that 15 is probably too many. I also disagree that 5 is the right number... the answer will be "it depends". Rather than give you a recipe... I was trying to suggest a process. I assumed you had talked to the client and that telling them, "15 is too many" had not been effective.
The next step for me would be to put together a scope of effort for the personas, ask them to prioritize the groups (you should be asking for this anyway) and then come to conclusions as a team. Some clients will accept your recommendation and some will not. Those (not) often need to come to those conclusions on their own. It's better if they have that realization while working with you. Mark On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:39 AM, mark Schraad <mschr...@gmail.com> wrote: > One way to aproach this is to have them prioritize them... Look at cost for > all... And for a few, and make the decision together. If it's worth it to > them... And they will pay for them... Then let the process reveal what works > best. > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 6:17 AM, charles Sue-Wah-Sing <charl...@nexklix.com> > wrote: > > There is this project I'm working on that is for pet owners, breeders >> and vets. They have identified 15 consumer types between the three >> main segments I've mentioned. The client is requesting we create >> personas for all 15. In my experience I've rarely have had to create >> more than 4 on any given project. For this project I believe I can get >> away with 3. >> >> Does anyone have any thoughts as too what is too many or too few >> personas? Have you come across a similar client request? And how did >> you deal with it? >> >> Thanks, >> Charles Sue-Wah-Sing >> www.suewahsing.com >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >> To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org >> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help >> > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
