Usability

Tutorials

TJ Exploring Usability Testing for Mobile and Web Technologies

Rob Sabourin, AmiBug.com

Tue, 05/05/2015 - 8:30am

It’s not enough to verify that software conforms to requirements by passing established acceptance tests. Successful software products engage, entertain, and support the users' experience. Goals vary from project to project, but no matter how robust and reliable your software is, if your users do not embrace it, business can slip from your hands. Rob Sabourin shares how to elicit effective usability requirements with techniques such as storyboarding and task analysis.

TN User Experience Testing: Adapted from the World of Design NEW

Parimala Hariprasad, Amadeus Software Labs India Pvt. Ltd

Tue, 05/05/2015 - 1:00pm

Have you ever entered a room in a new office and started to look for switches? Were you able to switch on the right light at first attempt? Did you blame yourself for the failure? If you did, you became a victim of false blame, cursing yourself for poor design of products. Sharing why testers must be aware of the psychology behind product design, Parimala Hariprasad talks about how design concepts—affordances, signifiers, natural mappings, and gulfs of execution—can help you become a better tester.

Concurrent Sessions

T24 Web and Mobile App Accessibility Testing

Nancy Kastl, SPR Consulting

Thu, 05/07/2015 - 3:00pm

If a website or mobile app is not accessible to all potential visitors, is it truly a quality product? Services, products, information, and entertainment on the web and mobile devices can be made available to millions of consumers with vision, hearing, or motor control difficulties by complying with accessibility standards. Assistive technologies enable access by converting the text and images of mobile screens and web pages into computerized voice.