From Tessary
Notes on testing before you ship.
Usability testing, product research, and building B2B SaaS that ships with certainty.
UX Regression Testing B2B SaaS Production Flows
A practical checklist for B2B SaaS engineers to run UX regression testing in production after each deploy, before support tickets reveal what CI/CD missed.
Usability Findings Sprint Prioritization for Founders
Usability findings sprint prioritization for founders: sort AI persona findings into three severity tiers and translate them into sprint-ready user stories.
AI Persona Testing vs. Moderated Research: When Each Fits
When to use AI persona testing vs moderated research: five scenarios where AI wins and two where moderated sessions remain the better choice.
The Cost of Skipping Usability Testing Startups Pay
The cost of skipping usability testing startups face lands in production. Moderated studies run $12,000 or more. Post-launch fixes cost 30x more.
Synthetic Users B2B SaaS: A Decision Framework
Synthetic users B2B SaaS testing: when AI personas are the right call and when real sessions are worth the overhead. A routing guide for PMs.
5 Myths About AI Usability Testing That B2B SaaS Teams Believe
The five most common objections PMs and designers raise about AI usability testing in B2B SaaS products, and what the evidence shows for each one.
Persona-Based Usability Testing for Product Designers
How persona-based usability testing differs from generic participant panels, and the four persona attributes that change what a B2B SaaS test reveals.
Figma Prototype Testing Beyond the Happy Path
Most figma prototype testing only covers the happy path. This guide shows product designers how to test branching flows and error states before dev handoff.
Usability Testing International Users SaaS: A Setup Guide
A guide to usability testing international users SaaS: configure AI personas with language and cultural context to surface friction before launch.
How to Analyze Usability Test Results for B2B SaaS Teams
How to analyze usability test results: rate issues by severity, find patterns, and write a findings summary your engineering team can act on.
Why SaaS Onboarding Fails and How to Test It Before You Ship
Five patterns behind why SaaS onboarding fails, how to spot them before launch, and how founders test onboarding flows without a research team.
Validate Feature Idea Usability Testing: A Founder's Guide
Validate feature idea usability testing before you build: how to catch usability issues in wireframes and prototypes before writing production code.
Usability Testing Hard to Recruit Users
Specialist users rarely appear in generic panels. Here is how B2B SaaS teams approach usability testing hard to recruit users with domain-aware AI personas.
Usability Testing AI Generated Code Before You Open a PR
Usability testing AI generated code closes the gap between code that compiles and a flow a user can finish. Here is a pre-PR workflow that fits a sprint.
Usability Testing Before Dev Handoff for Product Designers
Usability testing before dev handoff lets product designers validate B2B SaaS flows in minutes, without scheduling participants or skipping the check.
Usability Testing for Engineers Without a Researcher
Usability testing for engineers without a researcher: paste a staging URL, run an AI persona, and read structured findings before opening the PR.
How to Write a Usability Test Script for B2B SaaS
A practical look at the usability test script B2B SaaS teams need: tasks framed as goals, prompts that surface why, and notes you can act on.
Usability Testing for Founders Without a Research Team
Usability testing for founders without a research team: paste a URL, run an AI persona, and get directional findings before the next sprint.
Continuous Usability Testing on a Sprint Cadence
Continuous usability testing every sprint without a recruiter, a panel, or a quarterly research round. A practical setup for B2B SaaS teams that ship fast.
Usability Testing for AI Features in B2B SaaS
Usability testing for AI features in B2B SaaS, including copilots, smart search, and summarization, without the recruiting delays a sprint cannot absorb.
How to Write a Usability Testing Persona for B2B SaaS
How to write a usability testing persona for B2B SaaS: six fields most consumer templates skip, and what a complete persona looks like in practice.
How to Test Navigation in B2B SaaS Before You Ship
How to test navigation in B2B SaaS without recruiting: what to validate, what the patterns look like in findings, and how to run it before ship.
Pre-Launch Usability Testing for B2B SaaS
Pre-launch usability testing once meant a week of recruiting. Here is what changed, which flows need a check before ship day, and how to scope one.
Moderated vs Unmoderated Usability Testing on a Sprint
Moderated vs unmoderated usability testing, decided by what each one actually costs in a sprint. A practical framework, with the recruiting math.
Usability Testing ROI for B2B SaaS: What the Data Supports
Usability testing ROI for B2B SaaS rarely lands as numbers. Here is what the User Interviews and Maze data supports, and what to bring to the budget meeting.
Usability Testing Before Redesign: What to Validate First
A short checklist for PMs and designers on what to test with usability testing before redesign so the rebuild fixes what is actually broken.
Usability Testing Without UX Researcher: A PM Workflow
Usability testing without UX researcher support: how a PM produces credible, stakeholder-ready findings on sprint cadence with no recruiting.
A Usability Testing Agile Sprint Workflow That Fits Two Weeks
A usability testing agile sprint workflow that returns findings before planning, not after the sprint has already kicked off without validation.
Usability Testing Complex B2B Products: The Domain Problem
Usability testing complex B2B products breaks on generic panels because participants do not know the domain. What the data says, and what to do.
B2B SaaS Usability Testing: What the Recruiting Data Says
B2B SaaS usability testing fails on generic panels. Here is what the Dscout and Maze data shows, and how AI personas remove the recruiting bottleneck.
Figma Prototype Usability Testing Without Recruiting
Figma prototype usability testing without recruiting: paste a prototype link, run an AI persona, and get structured findings before sprint review ends.