Usability testing is a long-established, empirical, and exploratory technique to answer questions such as \u201chow would an end user response to our software under realistic conditions?\u201d<\/p>\n
It consists of observing a representative end-user interacting with the product, given a goal to reach but no specific instructions for using the product. (For instance, a goal for usability testing of a furniture retailer\u2019s Web site might be \u201cYou\u2019ve just moved and need to do something about your two boxes of books; use the site to find a solution.\u201d)<\/p>\n
Members of the team (possibly including usability specialists) observe the user\u2019s actions without intervening, recording what transpires (either informally, e.g. taking notes, or more comprehensively, using video, eye-tracking, screen captures, or specialized software). The post-test analysis will focus on any difficulties encountered by the user, illustrating differences between the team\u2019s assumptions and actual behavior.<\/p>\n
Usability testing is not strictly speaking an Agile practice, but has attracted much attention since 2008 and is representative of a trend to incorporate into Agile practice ideas from the \u201cUX\u201d community (user experience design).<\/p>\n
Usability testing is an empirical, exploratory technique to answer questions such as “how would an end user respond to our software under realistic conditions?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8027401,"featured_media":8067461,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[904],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5003340","aa_glossary","type-aa_glossary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n