Comments on: Selecting scenarios for a usability test http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/selecting-scenarios-for-a-usability-test Information architecture, interaction design and much more Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:39:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: donna maurer http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/selecting-scenarios-for-a-usability-test#comment-312 donna maurer Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:06:24 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/selecting-scenarios-for-a-usability-test#comment-312 I think you are asking what to do if you don't know what people use the site for (if not, tell me and I'll think about it again). If you don't know what people want to do with the site there is no point testing it - everything that you test will be artificial and the results will not be realistic. Put time into user research instead. Find out what people need out of the site, design it and test as you go. I think you are asking what to do if you don’t know what people use the site for (if not, tell me and I’ll think about it again).

If you don’t know what people want to do with the site there is no point testing it - everything that you test will be artificial and the results will not be realistic. Put time into user research instead. Find out what people need out of the site, design it and test as you go.

]]> By: Sankarshan http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/selecting-scenarios-for-a-usability-test#comment-311 Sankarshan Thu, 17 Jun 2004 01:24:03 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/selecting-scenarios-for-a-usability-test#comment-311 Nice idea and perhaps actually the best way to deal with the case which you faced. But for scenarios where the heuristic knowledge frontend from the client side is not readily available - what exactly do you think needs to be done ? Nice idea and perhaps actually the best way to deal with the case which you faced. But for scenarios where the heuristic knowledge frontend from the client side is not readily available - what exactly do you think needs to be done ?

]]> By: joe http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/selecting-scenarios-for-a-usability-test#comment-310 joe Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:07:02 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2004/selecting-scenarios-for-a-usability-test#comment-310 Brilliant idea! I love the idea of allowing users to, in effect, write their own test. Brilliant idea! I love the idea of allowing users to, in effect, write their own test.

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