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Usability Testing is Easy!

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Francis Rowland
Francis Rowland

As part of the EBI Interfaces forum, Francis Rowland and Dado Marcora give a talk to promote rapid, lightweight usability testing, followed by a simple demo of a typical test

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Usability Testing is Easy! ,[object Object],[object Object],What, Why, Where, When and How
Usability Testing: introduction Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com Introduction Making things usable is a fundamental part of user experience design Build a system with functionality, but how easy is it for your target audience to use? Peter Morville’s “UX Honeycomb” http://semanticstudios.com/publications/semantics/000029.php "... an approach to product development that incorporates direct user feedback throughout the development cycle in order to reduce costs and create products and tools that meet user needs. " Usability Professionals Association http://snipurl.com/urbff
Usability Testing: what is it all about? Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com What is usability testing? http://www.flickr.com/photos/l-i-n-k/3654390818/ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Usability Testing: why bother? Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com Why do any testing? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Usability Testing: where to carry out tests Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com Where to do usability testing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A customised usability lab... very nice, but no need for this, really
Usability Testing: when to carry out tests Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com When to do usability testing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Usability Testing: how to carry out tests Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com How to carry out usability tests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This is the bit you were waiting for, right? * T his is dependent on how many user groups you have though... that can add to complexity, and to the number of users you should try to test with
Usability Testing: some Dos and Don’ts of usability testing Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com Dos and Don’ts DO... DON’T... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Usability Testing: Dado Marcora’s experience Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com Usability Testing Dado Marcora’s experience
Usability Testing: Defining usability - Dado Marcora’s experience Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dado Marcora’s experience Defining usability
Usability Testing: Lessons learned - Dado Marcora’s experience Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dado Marcora’s experience Lessons learned
Thanks for listening. Grazie per l’attenzione . Usability Testing: BioMart + a live usability test Francis Rowland http://ebiinterfaces.wordpress.com A live demo... Example usability testing session

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