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Maximum ROI Changes
   -- How to get the most return quickly from existing systems

  • Do quick and informal usability tests
  • Can do within 1 or 2 weeks


Test user tasks that are most critical to the company

  • Usability testing sheds light on broader issues that explain several reported problems
  • Testing will reveal problems that users could not explain well since they did not understand or see what was going on
  • Some problems that had been high on complaint list turn out to be a symptom of a more significant design problems
  • Other problems that had been high on a priority list sometimes shown not to be critical
  • Testing results identify maximum ROI changes with reasonable programming effort

Example

  • Large multinational very concerned about high-level navigation on home site
  • Usability testing showed users did not see or ignored the top navigation bar
  • Actual customers would not be able to report this as a problem -- they didn't see it!
  • Changes were made based on testing results
  • In second round of tests, everyone saw and used the main navigation bar

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