A Guide to Usability

11th November 2020
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Melissa Fisher

Quality Engineering Lead

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How easy is your product to use?

This is a common question that many of us may have asked. I'd like to break down the answer to this question by looking at common frustrations a user may have with your product or service. Then delve deeper into the following usability areas you could look out for Navigation, Feedback, Performance, Memorability, Learnability, Affordances and Error Messages. I'll share what you could do with your team to bake in usability from the start.

This Masterclass was kindly sponsored by Xray, the leading Quality Assurance and Test Management app for Jira. More than 4.5 million testers, developers and QA managers trust Xray to manage 100+ million test cases each month. It is a mission-critical tool at over 5,000 companies in 65 countries, including 137 of the Global 500. With Xray you can plan, execute and track your testing with full requirements traceability supported by both manual and automated tests, including BDD using Cucumber as well as JUnit, NUnit, Robot and others. Discover the future of testing and start your free trial today at getxray.app.

By the end of this session, you'll be able to:

  • Define what usability is
  • Recognise common user frustrations to avoid
  • Identify important usability areas to focus on to make your product easier to use
  • Carry out a five step plan to include usability from the start
Melissa Fisher
She/Her
Quality Engineering Lead
Hey, I'm Melissa! I am currently a Quality Engineering Lead at a company called Vitrifi. I enjoy chatting about all topics, so feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn, slack or the club.
Melissa Fisher
She/Her
Quality Engineering Lead
Hey, I'm Melissa! I am currently a Quality Engineering Lead at a company called Vitrifi. I enjoy chatting about all topics, so feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn, slack or the club.
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