UX audit intake brief
Frame a UX audit around a clear decision, representative journeys, agreed standards, and owners who can act on the findings.
UX research and audits · 45 min · Advanced · 32 questions
Audit frame
Which decision will the audit inform?
What can still change after the audit?
Which user journeys are in scope?
Which user goals should each journey support?
Which user roles must the audit cover?
Which journey entry points must the audit cover?
Which failure paths must the audit cover?
Existing evidence
Which existing analytics can inform the audit?
Which earlier research can inform the audit?
Which support evidence can inform the audit?
Which past incidents should the auditor review?
Audit environments
Which product plans must the audit cover?
Which devices must the audit cover?
Which browsers must the audit cover?
Which locales must the audit cover?
Which assistive technologies must the audit cover?
Evaluation standards
Which usability standards govern the audit?
Which accessibility standard governs the audit?
Which content standards govern the audit?
Which performance requirements govern the audit?
Which domain rules must the auditor understand?
Auditor access
Which accounts does the auditor need?
Which data does the auditor need?
Which stakeholders should the auditor interview?
Which privacy limits apply to the audit?
Finding severity
How much does a finding affect the user's task?
How often does the issue occur?
Can users work around the issue?
How much evidence is needed to rate a finding?
Handoff
What format should each audit finding use?
Who owns each finding after the audit?
When will the team review progress on the findings?
How to use this brief
Use this brief as a bank of questions for the conversation. Choose what is relevant, mark covered questions as you go, and skip anything that has already been answered.
Use this brief when...
Use when you need to define the scope, evidence, and decision before an audit begins.
Best used as: Research plan
- Category
- UX research and audits
- Discussion time
- 45 minutes
- Depth
- Advanced
- Last updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Scope
- Design briefs
- Best used as
- Research plan
- Design roles
- UX researcherUX/UI designer
- Audience
- UX and UI designersProduct designersProduct managersDesign leads
- Platforms
- ResearchWebMobile
- Company type
- B2BB2CEnterprise
- Product stage
- DiscoveryGrowthMature product
- Tags
- ux-research-and-auditsux-audit-intakeresearch-and-evaluationux-auditexpert-review