Usability inspection
Usability inspection is the name for a set of methods where an evaluator inspects a user interface. This is in contrast to usability testing where the usability of the interface is evaluated by testing it on real users. Usability inspections can generally be used early in the development process by evaluating prototypes or specifications for the system that can't be tested on users. Usability inspection methods are generally considered to be cheaper to implement than testing on users.[1]
Usability inspection methods include:
- Cognitive walkthrough (task-specific)
- Heuristic evaluation (holistic)
- Pluralistic walkthrough
References
- ↑ Nielsen, Jakob. Usability Inspection Methods. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1994
External links
See also
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 11, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.