IPA IP 2026 Question 58
A question IPA Japan published in 令和8年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問58, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following are the three scenarios in the structured scenario method that is sometimes used in UX design?
Explanation
Activity, interaction, value — the structured scenario method writes three layers of scenario, from what the user values down to concrete operations.
The structured scenario method describes the user experience at three levels, written top-down:
- •Value scenario: the value the product or service gives the user (and the business), the needs behind it
- •Activity scenario: what the user does to obtain that value, in the context of use, without naming the interface yet
- •Interaction scenario: the concrete operations between the user and the product’s interface (screens, buttons) for each activity
Working down from value to activity to interaction lets every screen be traced back to the value it serves.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- •(b), (c) and (d) — each puts persona in place of one scenario ((b) drops value, (c) interaction, (d) activity); a persona is a fictional representative user, the person the scenarios are written about, not one of the scenarios
Key rule: Structured scenarios run value → activity → interaction; the persona is the model user they describe, not a scenario of its own.
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