HCI 460 Flickr.com Usability Testing Project

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HCI 460Flickr.com Usability Testing Project
Team Members

• Alcides Rodrigues (alcides.s.rodrigues_at_accenture.c
  om) Project Manager
• Ed Sirijintakarn (eddie_at_aiya.org) Project
  Implementation

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HCI 460Flickr.com Usability Testing Project
Important Findings

• Usability Testing
• Maintaining neutrality while conduction the
  testing
• Planning for actions required when subject is
  unable to complete a task
• Deciding on the appropriate amount of
  instructions when explaining a task
• Rehearsing and testing the test scripts made a
  world of difference
• Participants from different audiences,
  demographics, and skill level produced different
  results

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HCI 460Flickr.com Usability Testing Project
Usability Testing Report Format

• Executive Summary
• Summary of what was being tested, how it was
  done, and brief discussion of results
• Method
• Summary of the method being used during usability
  test.
• Included
• Session outline and timing Pre-test
  arrangements, introductions, background
  interviews, tasks, and post-test debriefing
• Task list Listing of tasks to be completed
• Task environment Explanation of the testing
  environment
• Monitor role Description of the role of the test
  monitor
• Evaluation measures Listing of measures being
  recorded
• Flickr.com Usability Testing Report

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HCI 460Flickr.com Usability Testing Project
Usability Testing Report Format (continued)

• Results
• Organized by test objectives
• Tables used to display detailed results,
  separated by participants
• Discussion
• Brief summary of the findings
• Organized by test objectives
• Used bullet points to highlight information
• Recommendations provided for each finding
• Flickr.com Usability Testing Report

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HCI 460Flickr.com Usability Testing Project
Lessons Learned

• Usability Testing
• Preparation time
• Target audience selection