Tools & Methods: Contents

Usability methods

Table of recommended methods

• Planning and feasibility overview
• Requirements overview
• Design overview
• Implementation overview
• Testing and measurement overview
• Post release overview
• List of all methods

Guidelines

• Design guideline resources
• Accessibility guidelines
• Design guidelines for the web

Reference material

• International standards for HCI and usability
• Established questionnaires that can be used to measure the user's perception of usability
• Report Formats - how to write up a usability evaluation
• Context of Use analysis - templates and information about this technique
• Content analysis - a method for summarising user comments
• Sample size - how many users are required to make statistically reliable conclusions?

Management information

• What is usability: how is usability defined?
• Planning user-centred design: enforcing UCD during development
• Usability in procurement: incorporating usability requirements in the procurement process
• Consultancy list: individuals and organisations providing usability consultancy
• Commercial advantages
• Business case for usability
• Business value of enhancing your user's experience
• Cost justifying usability
• Calculate the benefits of usability - for your business

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