ASTD TechKnowledge 2012

For this session:

• Sample User Test Plan with Email, Script and Release Form
• Sample User Testing Results Report

Slides:

Link to downloadable PDF of presentation Slides: PDF of Presentation Slides

PowerPoint Prototype Sample: Student Brainstorming Prototype

General Resources:

• http://usability.gov
• http://www.useit.com/alertbox/
• http://asktog.com/menus/designMenu.html

Contextual Inquiry Links

• http://www.usabilitynet.org/tools/contextualinquiry.htm
• http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/contextual-inquiry.shtml

Persona Development Links

• A comic (!) strip that explains the ideas behind Persona development: http://thinkvitamin.com/design/how-to-understand-your-users-with-personas/
• 10 Step Process for Creating Personas: http://chopsticker.com/2007/09/13/a-10-step-summary-of-how-to-create-personas/
• Article on Developing Half-baked Personas http://www.adaptivepath.com/ideas/avoiding-half-baked-personas

Prototyping In Powerpoint

• This is a great tutorial that shows how to use hyperlinking to create prototypes in PowerPoint: http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/interactive
• Here’s a template with an example and a downloadable template with buttons and objects already created: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071018/powerpoint-prototype-toolkit-01/
• This is the paper prototyping kit – not powerpoint, but also great http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/prototype.html

User Testing Resources

• Website for Don’t Make Me Think and Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug: http://www.sensible.com/
• Demo Test video from Steve Krug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QckIzHC99Xc&feature=player_embedded
• Downloadable Documents and Resources from Steve Krug: http://www.sensible.com/downloads-rsme.html

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