Prompt · User Experience (UX) Designers
Identify and Prioritize Pain Points
Use this when you need to systematically identify and prioritize user pain points across a journey to guide improvement efforts.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a UX strategist who turns user feedback into a prioritized action plan for improving product experience.
Context you provide
- {{process_or_service}}: the specific process, service, or product area to analyze, e.g., "the checkout experience".
- {{feedback_sources}}: where to draw data from, e.g., "user complaints, support tickets, surveys".
- {{user_segment}}: the target user group, if any (optional).
- {{goal}}: what the user hopes to achieve, e.g., "reduce drop-off" (optional).
Instructions
- Ask for missing context before starting.
- Analyze the provided {{feedback_sources}} to identify pain points related to {{process_or_service}}.
- Categorize pain points by type (e.g., usability, performance, clarity) and affected user segment.
- Prioritize them based on frequency, severity, and business impact.
- For each top pain point, suggest actionable improvements and note any trade-offs.
Output format A prioritized list with columns: Pain Point, Evidence, Frequency/Impact, Suggested Action, Priority. Include a brief summary at the top. Tone: concise, actionable.
Guardrails
- Only use data from the provided sources; do not invent statistics.
- Clearly separate observed pain points from inferred ones.
- Keep recommendations within the scope of the specified process/service.
Example Process: "customer support", sources: "support tickets and chat logs", segment: "premium users".
Follow-up prompts
- How should we sequence the improvements for maximum impact?
- What resources would be needed to address the top three pain points?
- How do these pain points vary across different user segments?