How to use usability testing?

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In scrum, how do you use "usability testing" in team?

I am currently reading some material by Jeff Patton regarding Agile and UX. http://www.agileproductdesign.com/presentations/index.html I was interested to find out from the community what UX design and testing behaviors seemed MOST helpful to their scrum teams to create GREAT and delightful products. hallway usability? paper prototypes? seeing how users actually use the software? others? Thanks!

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Most important: Have a UX designer in the team from the beginning of the project Paper prototypes: Cheap...

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Would use a 3rd party for usability testing on your website?

I am UX Architect and looking to hear from the Quora community on their thoughts about outsourcing usability testing. I dont mean some simple websites. No one needs usability testing or user research for super simple site.  I am talking about an interactive...

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The best approach is a hybrid one... a 3rd party tool* administered by an in-house person.* Check out...

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Is it useful / efficient to use an observer during Usability Testing?

During usability tests we usually involve a facilitator and an observer responsible for logging the tasks and marking comments. Which advantages and disadvantages do you find in this methodology?

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I work in house at Twitter, so my perspective is different from one you'd get from a consultant. I have...

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Many small companies invest in usability testing. We conduct remote usability tests and other "...

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Should we use usability testing to decide whether we use left nav or top nav design?

For example, should you test both nav in the same session with each user? What if a user says they prefer one over the other vs the unbiased ability to successfully complete tasks with either one?

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No. This decision should depend on the context - where do you want more space? how do you want to distribute...

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Usability Testing: Which confidence interval should I specifically use for average time on task results?

I am trying to account for the invariable variability (ha!) across my time on task data and want to know which confidence interval measure method is best. I am no expert statistician!

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If you report mean it's advised to report the geometric mean, instead of the arithmetic mean. This is...

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I think you use a remote usability testing which will make the process much more easier for you.   If...

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Anywhere between 30-100 cards should give you statistically powerful data.

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We at Watchsend have an iOS library for developers to install that allows them to see video recordings...

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What type of remote usability testing tools do you use?

- small tool with a single type of a test - few small specialized tools - one complex platform with many test types

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We at Watchsend help iOS developers with usability testing. The can install our library into their app...

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