Contributor: Steve KrugPublisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
ISBN: 9780123750921
Pages: 382
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Contributor: Steve Krug
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
ISBN: 9780123750921
Pages: 382
Usability Testing Essentials presents a practical, step-by-step approach to learning the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test. Then it explains how to analyze and apply the results and what to do when confronted with budgetary and time restrictions.
Usability Testing, in short, involves iterative testing at various stages of product design and development to ensure usability (from web sites, to web applications, to software programs, to mobile and ubiquitous products). Users attempt to do typical tasks with the product, while observers watch, listen, take notes, analyze, and measure results. This book gives a complete guide of the why, wehn, where nad how of usability testing, an essential part of any product's successful development.
* Presents a step-by-step approach to the entire process of planning and conducting a usability test--an essential component of designing usable products
* Comprehensive coverage of one of the most important skills necesary for usability and user experience practioners, and the first book of its kind to include international testing
* Follow-up to Usability Testing and Research, which won the highest-level award from the Society for Technical Communication, and is already listed among the most widely recommended books in the field.
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Contributor: Jared Spool
Publisher: Wiley Publishing
ISBN: 9780470185483
Pages: 348
Handbook of Usability Testing, Second Edition, is a nuts-and-bolts guide for beginners, loaded with tips and tricks for effectively testing products of all types. From software, GUIs, and technical documentation, to medical instruments and exercise bikes, no matter what type of product, readers will learn to design and administer reliable tests to ensure that people find it easy and desirable to use. It requires no engineering or human factors training. A rigorous, step-by-step approach - with an eye to common gaffes and pitfalls - saves months of trial and error. This work is liberally peppered with real-life examples and case histories taken from a wide range of industries. It is packed with extremely usable templates, models, tables, test plans, and other indispensable tools of the trade.The Second Edition will be fully updated - 30 per cent revised, with 100 new pages. Chapters will be reorganized to reflect more current industry practices, outdated terminology will be updated, and more varied examples provided. Many individual chapters will also be heavily revised to reflect current best practices. The companion website will include additional case examples samples and templates beyond those already provided within the print product.
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