Usability Testing Usability testing is a form of testing done from an end-user’s perspective to determine if the system is user friendly. It basically evaluates the ease with which the user interfaces can be used. It is a process used in user centred interaction design to evaluate a product or service by testing it on users. Products which are generally benefited from user testing are web sites or applications, consumer products, food, computer interfaces, documents and devices. The goal of such testing is to identify any usability problems, collect quantitative and qualitative data and establish user’s fulfilment with the product or service.Usability testing has different techniques and strategies for executing the tests. There are five major components of usability testing on which it resides and they are LEARNABILITY It determines how long it takes to user to understand the basic tasks of the software. EFFICIENCY It checks the how fast can users perform on the specific software. ERRORS It checks the number of times error have occurred and potential of those errors. SATISFACTION It finds the convenience and satisfaction of the user while working with the software. Benefits of Usability Testing Here is the list of various benefits and advantages that can be attained with the help of usability testing It increases the user’s satisfaction and trust. It decreases the development and redesign costs. It is highly economical and provides better quality software. It helps in better understanding of user’s requirements. It helps in acquiring truthful and fruitful feedback of the system. It detects important errors and loopholes of the application which will not be identified by the developer. It identifies the issue and problem before the product is launched, thus helps in strengthening company’s reputation. It can be easily modified to cover other type of testing like functional testing, unit testing, system integration testing etc. It identifies the issue and problem before the product is launched, thus helps in strengthening company’s reputation. Process of Usability Testing PLANNING This is the first phase of usability testing in which the goals and objective of tests has to be identified. Critical functionalities and objectives of the software should be determined and report format has to be decided. RECRUITING As the name shows in this phase the usability testers are to be recruited on the basis of usability test plan. Testers are selected on various demographic and professional grounds according to the set requirement of the test design. EXECUTE THE TEST After the above steps are done usability test team starts the test to gather the required output and information. Usability team is at times assisted by test design team to provide them a better picture of what is required. DATA ANALYSIS It is done by performing on users to evaluate the compatibility of product with users. PREPARE THE REPORT The final step of testing is to prepare a report of the whole process of testing from test cases to output. The report s to be presented to all the stakeholders. For more information, please https://www.istudiotech.in/usability-testing/ 1st floor, 10/1, Bethania Nagar 1st St, New Choudhary Nagar, Valasaravakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600087 Mobile: 8807003902 | 044 – 43560128 Gmail:info@istudiotech.in
