An agile alternative to the ponderous usability test

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1 What is usability testing? “ Brand is dead. Long live brand!” Robert Barlow-Busch, Quarry Integrated Communications

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Robert Barlow-Busch, Terapath Inc. email bbb@terapath.net blog www.chopsticker.com An agile alternative to the ponderous usability test Photo by belgianchocolate on Flickr
Usability is not a science: 9 teams, 310 problems, 75% reported once. Photo by Hey Paul on Flickr See Rolf Molich’s CUE studies at http://www.dialogdesign.dk/cue.html
Design & development need more frequent course corrections Photo by Monkeyc.net on Flickr
The Design Checkpoint : One designer, one user, one hour. Photo credit missing from Flickr. Help! rinse & repeat every 1 to 2 weeks
Discovery checkpoints for identifying requirements, testing assumptions, understanding customers Photo by Jason Cartwright on Flickr
Exploration checkpoints for testing alternatives and digging into specific questions Photo by Petteri Sumlonen on Flickr
Validation checkpoints for finding the showstoppers Photo by mondopiccolo on Flickr
Keep it simple, do frequent checkpoints, and you’ll stay on course. Photo by gadjoboy on Flickr