Sessions at CodeMash 2012 about Usability Testing

Thursday 12th January 2012

• Easy & Effective Usability Testing

  by Carol Smith

  Getting user feedback on your progress is key to making successful interfaces and it doesn’t have to take months. In this session you will learn how setting up regular usability tests can allow you to save time doing the studies and without sacrificing quality. In this session you will learn strategies and techniques that can be used for making traditional and remote usability testing methods easier to plan and conduct. We will cover usability testing from planning through analysis, and ways to provide useful and usable recommendations to the team.

  This session will cover the following topics:
  • Planning tips and tricks
  • Recruiting methods
  • Note taking and managing observers
  • Specific tips for methods (Traditional, Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation (RITE)
  • Specific tips for locations (in-person, on-site, remote)
  • Brief review of software
  • Analysis
  • Sharing your findings
  • Making usable recommendations

  • Usability Testing

  At 3:35pm to 4:35pm, Thursday 12th January

  In Orange, Kalahari Waterpark Resort Convention Center