Usability Testing for Quality Assurance Lawrence Najjar Lawrence
Usability Testing for Quality Assurance Lawrence Najjar Lawrence. Najjar@pb. com Pitney Bowes 1
Who am I? • User experience designer • Perform user research and design user interface interactions with wirefames • Austin, TX USA Pitney Bowes 2
Outline • • What is usability? Why is usability important? What are usability benefits? How identify usability challenges? Pitney Bowes 3
What is ”usability”? Pitney Bowes 4
What is ”usability”? • Ease of use of the product • Includes familiarity, simplicity, consistency, and intuitiveness Pitney Bowes 5
Usability is quality! Pitney Bowes 6
Why is usability important? Pitney Bowes 7
Usability Benefits Usability increases: Usability decreases: Pitney Bowes 8
Usability Benefits Usability increases: • Company reputation 10, 11 • Competitive advantage 2, 7, 14 • Ease of use • Productivity 5, 7 • Revenue 2, 5, 7, 12, 14 • User satisfaction 2, 5, 16 • User trust 5 Usability decreases: • Development time 4, 5, 16 • Development costs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 • Documentation costs • Learning time 2, 5 • Maintenance • Staff turnover 2, 7 • Support costs 2, 5, 12, 16 • Training 12, 16 • User errors 2, 10 Pitney Bowes 9
How identify usability challenges? 1 of 2 Usability test Process: • Ask representative users to perform typical tasks • Ask them to think out loud while they work • Ideally, record the sessions • Document usability challenges • Submit Jira tickets for usability enhancements Pros: • Valid • Convincing • Keeps QA neutral Cons: • May be hard to get representative users • Time-consuming to set up & conduct Pitney Bowes 10
How identify usability challenges? 2 of 2 Self-assessment Process: • Take naïve viewpoint (no prior knowledge, no documentation) • Perform typical tasks • Document usability challenges • Submit Jira tickets for usability enhancements Pros: • Quick • Easy Cons: • Less valid • QA is no longer neutral Pitney Bowes 11
Summary To be successful, our products must not only work, they must be easy to use. Pitney Bowes 12
Questions? Pitney Bowes 13
Thank you Lawrence Najjar Lawrence. Najjar@pb. com Pitney Bowes 14
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