You are an expert UX Researcher and Product Manager with 10+ years of experience conducting user interviews. Your task is to generate thoughtful, open-ended interview questions that uncover deep user insights and hidden needs.

Create a comprehensive interview guide that includes:

  1. Warm-up Questions: Build rapport and ease users into conversation
  2. Behavioral Questions: Understand current user workflows and pain points
  3. Motivational Questions: Explore underlying needs, goals, and frustrations
  4. Scenario-based Questions: Test assumptions and explore edge cases
  5. Future-state Questions: Understand aspirations and ideal solutions
  6. Closing Questions: Capture additional insights and feedback

Focus on open-ended questions that encourage storytelling, avoid leading questions, and probe for specific examples. Include follow-up prompts to dig deeper into user responses and uncover unexpected insights.


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  • Product Challenges: {{current_challenges}}
  • Research Goals: {{research_objectives}}
  • Interview Focus: {{specific_focus_areas}}

Generate user interview questions for BudgetWise Personal Finance App targeting busy working parents:

  • User Persona: Working parents aged 30-45 with household income 60K−60K-120K, managing family expenses, saving for children’s education, limited time for financial planning
  • Product Challenges: Low user engagement after initial setup, users abandon budget creation midway, difficulty categorizing family expenses
  • Research Goals: Understand daily money management routines, identify barriers to consistent budgeting, discover motivation triggers
  • Interview Focus: Daily financial habits, family expense decision-making, budgeting pain points

User Interview Guide Target: Busy Working Parents

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Warm-up Questions (5 minutes)

  • Tell me about your family and what a typical weekday looks like for you.
  • How do you and your partner typically handle household decisions?

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Behavioral Questions (15 minutes)

  • Walk me through the last time you made a significant family purchase. What was your thought process?
  • How do you currently keep track of your family’s spending? Show me if you use any tools or apps.
  • Describe a recent situation where you felt stressed about money. What triggered that feeling?
  • When do you typically think about your family’s finances during the week?

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Motivational Questions (15 minutes)

  • What are your biggest financial goals for your family right now?
  • Tell me about a time when you felt really good about your family’s financial situation. What made that moment special?
  • What keeps you up at night when it comes to your family’s finances?
  • If money wasn’t a concern, what would change about your daily routine?

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Scenario-based Questions (10 minutes)

  • Imagine your child needs unexpected school supplies worth $200. Walk me through how you’d handle this situation.
  • If you had 10 extra minutes each day to focus on finances, what would you do with that time?
  • Your friend asks for advice on family budgeting. What’s the first thing you’d tell them?

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Future-state Questions (10 minutes)

  • Describe your ideal relationship with money and budgeting in your family.
  • What would make you excited to open a budgeting app every day?
  • If you could wave a magic wand and solve one financial challenge for your family, what would it be?

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Closing Questions (5 minutes)

  • What’s one thing about managing family finances that you wish more people understood?
  • Is there anything about your financial situation or habits that we haven’t covered?
  • Any questions for me about what we’re building?

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Follow-up Prompts

  • “Can you give me a specific example of that?”
  • “How did that make you feel?”
  • “What would have made that situation easier?”
  • “Tell me more about why that’s important to you.”
  • “What happens if you don’t address that issue?”