NDLI: Adaptation of traditional usability testing methods for remote testing

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Scholtz, J.
Copyright Year	2001
Description	Author affiliation: Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., USA (Scholtz, J.)
Abstract	Traditional usability testing methods are difficult to use in producing Web sites and Web applications, mainly because of the decreased development times that companies demand for this type of software. Users of Web sites have diverse platforms, computer expertise and expectations. Companies want to use Web sites to sell merchandise and provide services to customers. Therefore, it is essential to make usability a high priority in the development of Web-based software. How can we resolve this seemingly contradictory situation? We believe that usability testing tools that are remote, rapid and automated would be helpful in providing more usability information in a shorter time and in a form that can be immediately useful to usability professionals. In this paper, we discuss the approach we have taken to designing such tools. We currently have several tools available for public use that are also discussed in this paper. Our next steps will be to conduct methodological studies to validate the use of these tools.
Sponsorship	Univ. Hawaii College of Bus. Adm
File Size	253370
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769509819
DOI	10.1109/HICSS.2001.926546
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2001-01-06
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Usability Software testing Application software Programming NIST Merchandise Automatic testing Web sites Books Investments
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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