webdu: User Testing for the Rest of Us

User Testing for the Rest of Us

Professional web services are continuing to mature but there are still a lot of cowboys out there. This presentation is directed at those of you who suddenly need to start including a bit of usability testing into your work and also for those of you who maybe managing web projects and want to know a little more about how and where usability testing fits in. By the end of the session you’ll know a lot more about conducting fundamental usability evaluations and how you can better understand the work that’s being done for you.

  • Difficulty: General
  • Prerequisites: A desire to improve usability.
  • Session Track: UI Design,Safe for Managers

Session Detail

We'll look at some practical tools, tips and tricks that designers and developers can integrate into their typical work flow. Whatever your role is on the team, there's a place for you in usability! And if it's a job you'd prefer to leave for a professional consultant, the presentation will give you a better understanding of some of the fundamental techniques we use.

Speakers

Lisa Herrod

Lisa Herrod is the Principal Usability Consultant at Scenario Seven. The primary focus of her work is web usability, which she believes incorporates much more than just user testing. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, Lisa takes an holistic approach to web usability incorporating user research, accessibility, interaction design and web standards development. More...