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What usability testing do you do?   [Edit]

Survey period: 23 Jun 2003 to 29 Jun 2003

Writing an application is one thing, but making it easy to use is another. What testing do you do?

OptionVotes% 
We use a qualified third party to conduct testing.182.59
In-house testing using a formal testing process.15021.61
In house informal (but reasonably throrough) testing21130.40
Random and unstructured usability testing.15622.48
None. What our developers write is what our users get.12918.59
Other142.02

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GeneralRe: Office usability Pin
Marc Clifton25-Jun-03 1:20
mvaMarc Clifton25-Jun-03 1:20 
Somebody did a survey years ago on the usage of Word's features (this was when it still had single digit version numbers).

Turned out 90% of the people use only 10% of the features, but that the 10% of features used was totally different.

Sort of gives you pause as to how to build a client base AND make the software usable at the same time.

Marc


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GeneralRe: Office usability Pin
Wesner Moise29-Jun-03 8:22
Wesner Moise29-Jun-03 8:22 
GeneralVS.NET usability Pin
Tom Welch23-Jun-03 3:09
Tom Welch23-Jun-03 3:09 
GeneralRe: VS.NET usability Pin
Matt Newman23-Jun-03 5:39
Matt Newman23-Jun-03 5:39 
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2sky23-Jun-03 6:38
2sky23-Jun-03 6:38 
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Anonymous26-Jun-03 10:35
Anonymous26-Jun-03 10:35 
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Oliver Anhuth26-Jun-03 21:04
Oliver Anhuth26-Jun-03 21:04 
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John Carson23-Jun-03 6:54
John Carson23-Jun-03 6:54 
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Tom Welch23-Jun-03 8:51
Tom Welch23-Jun-03 8:51 
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John Carson23-Jun-03 18:15
John Carson23-Jun-03 18:15 
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Richard Bourque23-Jun-03 8:16
Richard Bourque23-Jun-03 8:16 
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Oha Ooh25-Jun-03 23:22
Oha Ooh25-Jun-03 23:22 
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Mark Sanders23-Jun-03 10:13
Mark Sanders23-Jun-03 10:13 
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Rob Caldecott23-Jun-03 22:53
Rob Caldecott23-Jun-03 22:53 
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User 28013424-Jun-03 1:34
User 28013424-Jun-03 1:34 
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George24-Jun-03 5:35
George24-Jun-03 5:35 
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eidylon25-Jun-03 6:59
eidylon25-Jun-03 6:59 
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Stephane Rodriguez.25-Jun-03 8:25
Stephane Rodriguez.25-Jun-03 8:25 
GeneralRe: VS.NET usability Pin
Wesner Moise29-Jun-03 8:29
Wesner Moise29-Jun-03 8:29 
GeneralRe: VS.NET usability Pin
Anonymous26-Jun-03 3:01
Anonymous26-Jun-03 3:01 
GeneralWhat type of software? Pin
Tom Welch23-Jun-03 2:57
Tom Welch23-Jun-03 2:57 
GeneralPoor results :( Pin
AntonS23-Jun-03 1:35
AntonS23-Jun-03 1:35 
GeneralRe: Poor results :( Pin
kaschimer23-Jun-03 10:00
kaschimer23-Jun-03 10:00 
GeneralRe: Poor results :( Pin
Wesner Moise29-Jun-03 8:30
Wesner Moise29-Jun-03 8:30 

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