I need to spec out a fairly inexpensive usability lab. Here's what I need: Document camera Monitor camera Participant camera (for picture-in-picture) Microphone to record partici …

We've just done a round of usability testing and are preparing for Alpha next month. The context: I'm in UX, not QA, but I am writing an Alpha test plan for the first time. I do h …

I've just been asked to include 3 teenagers in a round of card sorting and prototype testing. Would there be any additional 'protocols' you would insist on in addition to other …

Hi there, When user testing how do you record positive or negative body language? Do you use observed shifts in body language or facial expressions to consciously probe further ab …

I'm just wondering how high of a success rate does the outcome of a user-testing have to be before you can consider it successful. I know that 100% is the target but if time and bu …

I'm currently doing usability tests on work created by our designers. They've started asking me for opinions on specific design questions. So far I've been slightly reluctant to st …

I'm pushing usability testing within my workplace by performing some Steve Krug style usability tests, which have gone down so well that the product owner now wants me to add some …

Hi, I'm starting on a redesign of a university website (basically rebuilding the whole IA and then UI) and I'm given a chance to have a short session with 5-7 students of the unive …

I have always used Morae from TechSmith and think it works extremely well but was wondering what other UT software is out there and how it compares to Morae?

Could someone give thoughts on the usability of the registration for http://tagner.com ? I would much appreciate it, as my team is lacking a dedicated UX expert. The registratio …

When does the statistical significance of a usability test matter? I ask because in a recent Boagworld podcast, Steve Krug talks about how he recommends testing with only three us …

I'm really keen to explore the methods, tools and techniques for recording data during a user test. I'm particularly interested in understanding what methods usability professional …

Usability testing, in my opinion, is one of the important outputs of UX professionals. However, I know very few people in the industry who really do usability testing with real use …

When UX agencies run usability tests, where do they get their participants from? Do they recruit them by advertising on the Web or in local media? Do they outsource this task to a …

If you had an hour to instruct non user experience professional on organizing/facilitating their own sessions, what would you do? And what resources would you deem essential for t …