1. IST-2001-33127 WP7 Usability Analysis Plan Almudena Fernández Indra www.SciX.net IST-2001-33127 Luxembourg, 17th Nov 2003

2. Page 2 Contents ObjectiveMethodologyPlan Users sample Test activities Report findings Work Done Results of tests in Spain

3. Page 3 Objective Assurance of user interface usability ITC Digital Library – http://itc.scix.nethttp://itc.scix.net Electronic Journal on Information Technology in Construction - http://www.itcon.orghttp://www.itcon.org

4. Page 4 Methodology Usability testing guidelines in accordance with ISO 13407I (Human-centred design processes for interactive systems) Establish need for user based evaluation as a milestone in the design process. Quantitative and essentially qualitative metrics Different types of test activities that have to be rated by users

5. Page 5 User Sample Conducted in more than one country to avoid national or cultural usability issues Spain Slovenia Austria Degree of familiarity with the interface will influence the overall performance measurement Desired at least half of the sample registered users

6. Page 6 Test activities User immediate recognition of interface elements Homepage Functionality Registration icon My favorites User performance and efficiency Find a specific paper Upload a paper Register …. User personal and subjective perception Ease of use Message clarity Design …

7. Page 7 Report Findings Write a final report after the usability tests have been concluded Findings (Metrics and observations) Short and long term recommendations to solve the discovered problems

8. Page 8 Work done In progress

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