User Centered Design is all about making services and products
user friendly and improving users’ experience. Usability Testing
helps evaluate performance, ergonomics, perception, mental models
and usefulness of the functions and features of a design.
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‹ An
international, multilingual, lab based, UT setup for conducted
by Design Director Atul N Joshi in Europe. |
› Usability Tests are conducted to gain qualitative understanding
and
quantitative measures for usability of a design.
› Two broad types of Usability Tests can be conducted depending
on the goals
and time of test.
1) Formative Tests- Typically conducted while in the process of designing.
The data mined through formative tests can help formation and further
development of the design.
2) Summative Tests- Typically conducted to measure compliance with
pre-set
design success criteria. These tests are done post major releases or on
completion of a design lifecycle. The aim is to measure how successfully
the design meets its pre-set usability objectives.
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‹ Design
Director Atul N Joshi conducts a UT in DI's facility on an accounting
application while a Chartered Accountant uses it. |
