Upgrade to Pro
— share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Speaker Deck
Features
Speaker Deck
PRO
Sign in
Sign up for free
Search
Search
Sarah Folkes, Christina Leclerc - In the Ring w...
Search
Sponsored
·
Your Podcast. Everywhere. Effortlessly.
Share. Educate. Inspire. Entertain. You do you. We'll handle the rest.
→
wiadOTT
February 20, 2016
Design
0
120
Sarah Folkes, Christina Leclerc - In the Ring with IA Testing - wiad2016
wiadOTT
February 20, 2016
Tweet
Share
More Decks by wiadOTT
See All by wiadOTT
Scott Plewes - These are not the problems you are looking for - wiad17
wiadott
0
79
Annie Crombie - Designing for the content you have - wiad17
wiadott
0
40
Dana Tessier - Seeking over searching - wiad17
wiadott
0
120
Manu Singh, Peter Smith - Shifting towards a task-based IA - wiad17
wiadott
0
34
Nicola Evans - Architecting a system of suggestion - wiad17
wiadott
0
42
Jacinthe Ricard - Escaping Flatland - wiad17
wiadott
0
95
IA Summit 2016 - Architecting for simplicity and meaning amidst information chaos (Shopify reports: a case study)
wiadott
0
92
Kerry Surman - Combinations, compromises, and clean up - wiad2016
wiadott
0
130
TBS - Towards a user centred IA for Canada.ca - wiad2016
wiadott
0
83
Other Decks in Design
See All in Design
生成AIの不確実性を価値に変える、「ビズリーチ」の体験設計 / KNOTS2026
visional_engineering_and_design
6
800
「見せる」登壇資料デザインの極意
takanorip
2
570
Crisp Code inc.|ブランドガイドライン - Brand guidelines
so_kotani
1
320
AIネイティブスタートアップにおけるプロダクト開発の新常識 / Product Development Tips in AI-Native Startups
saka2jp
2
1k
2026年の勢い / Momentum for 2026
bebe
0
390
絵や写真から学ぶ、要素がもたらす副作用
kspace
0
180
見栄えと使いやすさの先にある 特別感 をデザインする / Designing a Sense of Specialness Beyond Aesthetics and Usability
bitkey
PRO
0
270
Treasure_Hunting
solmetts
0
300
コンテンツ作成者の体験を設計する
chiilog
0
120
公開スライド)熊本市様-電子申請中級編
garyuten
0
980
From the Visible Crossroads: Turning Outputs into Outcomes
takaikanako
2
1.2k
Goodpatch Tour💙 / We are hiring!
goodpatch
31
1M
Featured
See All Featured
It's Worth the Effort
3n
188
29k
Intergalactic Javascript Robots from Outer Space
tanoku
273
27k
HU Berlin: Industrial-Strength Natural Language Processing with spaCy and Prodigy
inesmontani
PRO
0
250
Tell your own story through comics
letsgokoyo
1
830
Leveraging Curiosity to Care for An Aging Population
cassininazir
1
190
コードの90%をAIが書く世界で何が待っているのか / What awaits us in a world where 90% of the code is written by AI
rkaga
60
42k
Easily Structure & Communicate Ideas using Wireframe
afnizarnur
194
17k
Design of three-dimensional binary manipulators for pick-and-place task avoiding obstacles (IECON2024)
konakalab
0
370
The B2B funnel & how to create a winning content strategy
katarinadahlin
PRO
1
290
Joys of Absence: A Defence of Solitary Play
codingconduct
1
300
<Decoding/> the Language of Devs - We Love SEO 2024
nikkihalliwell
1
150
Darren the Foodie - Storyboard
khoart
PRO
3
2.8k
Transcript
ROCK’EM SOCK’EM USABILITY
Today’s Contenders
In This Corner... (Actually a really nice person)
In the opposite corner... (Rarely looks this angry IRL)
In the ring... Round 1
None
vs.
vs.
vs.
None
Architecture of Words Labels Motion Meaning UNDERSTANDING
“Our expertise with categories and connections will come in handy,
but we must also dig deep into culture and cognition.” Sweet spot!
On the ropes... Round 2
Hang up the gloves Let’s Talk!
“Expert Assumptions” - to test later Running out of $
Running out of Time Cut Testing & Launch Anyway Cycle Of Mediocrity Amaze-balls Work Embarrassingly Crap Work
Testing… Testing... (Gloves back on)
Stages of Usability Testing 1. Foundation 2. Transition 3. Validation
FAILURE I coulda been an accountant
Why Fail? It means your testing is working.
Testing is a process, not an exercise.
Taste of victory Round 3
Outcomes
PRACTICAL OUTCOMES • Reduced costs (support, maintenance) • Save on
development and redevelopment costs • Data about user behaviour • Competitive advantage • Success metrics (time on task, completion rates) • Improved user satisfaction
STRATEGIC OUTCOMES • Know your users • Defend your work
• Define next steps/phases • Increased respect for the design process • Resolve and/or dilute internal conflicts • Resolve and/or dilute external conflicts
TKO! Happy User Happy Client Happy Team = Yay for
Championing the User!
Thanks!