Usability testing tools
Filed Under Testing, Tools, Usability | Posted on June 7, 2008
Usability testing is a part of the development life cycle that is pretty critical. It is part of the series of steps (along with user testing and beta testing) that validate whether the product (and the features) are actually usable by the actual end users; feedback from this stage can make a difference between success [...]
Usability testing methods
Filed Under Techniques, Testing, Usability | Posted on June 7, 2008
Usability testing can take the form of several methods and techniques (depending on the situation and need): Cognitive Walkthrough: Performed continually during the development cycle, cognitive workflows try to evaluate the system from a user’s thought process that help in decision making (these include the ability to reason as well as other factors such as [...]
About usability testing and timing
Filed Under Benefits, Development, Process, Testing, Usability | Posted on June 7, 2008
Suppose you are in a tight development cycle. You have to deliver either a new product, or the next version of an existing product. Getting the features of a product right is always a touch task, given that there are a number of competing features that seem important, and prioritizing the features is something that [...]