Jakob’s November 24 alertbox article talks about applying six-sigma to usability. Specifically that “we” should all adopt six-sigma processes to UCD and specifically to usability.
Now why on earth might this be a good idea. Well, actually, it is an outstanding idea! Really! Notice the lack of sarcasm tags. The downside [...]
There’s nothing like visiting the people who will be using the application you are designing to make you remember that there are real people out there who need actual help.
I don’t always get to do contextual inquiries (aka: site visits, user visits, et al.). There are many reasons I don’t get to go, and [...]
Google now offers yet another reason to have a computer in your kitchen (how many teaspoons in a cup), in your workshop (how many millimeters in an inch), or your… office (5 times 8).
Unfortunately, it doesn’t calculate “how many participants in a usability study.â€
