AMIA Usability Task Force HIMSS Usability Task Force Robert - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

 AMIA Usability Task Force  HIMSS Usability Task Force  Robert Schumacher, Janey Barnes – original

learning module creators

 Formative Usability Testing is a methodology

used to obtain qual alitati ative r e reacti tion

• ns to user

interface conce cepts and designs.

 Also known as Exploratory Usability Testing

Methods.

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 Primarily us

used to to ob

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tain q quali lita tativ ive re react ctio ions to UI co concepts an and designs: workflows, information architectures, language, icons, navigation, visual design, etc.

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er n need eeds a and en enhancem ement idea eas are e rep eported ed by the e participants.

• As the interface matures, other more

quantitative measures may be taken.

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 Formative testing is also used to help

p desig ign/develo lopment te teams ams choos

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betw tween alte alternati tive d desig igns.

 Formative testing is very prag

agmati matic and sho should be use used early and nd often dur during the he develo lopme ment t proce rocess.

 The emphasis though should be on behav

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ttitude a and op

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inion.

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 From very early in design/development

process up until summative testing is called for.

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 Provide a description of the design of the

application’s user interface

 And how the design has been op

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usabili lity assessm sment nts during development.

 Determine research questions/issues that

need to be addressed

 Develop tasks that need to be done to

address the research questions

 Develop Recruiting Screener  Create Moderator Guide  Prepare materials

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 Recruit participants (4-8 per user group)  Run pilot session  Conduct sessions  Compile data  Draw Conclusions and Report to team

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 This is a hands-on activity related to

planning/executing a Formative Usability Test:

• Using the Drug x Drug Interaction Prototype
• Define objectives
• Define tasks
• Define measurement
• Identifying and finding users
• Discuss a test with one task

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 Reporting the findings and recommendations

back to the team so as to have a positive impact on the development of the product.

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Participants appreciated the Summary View. Problem is – clicked proceed with both and expected to move ahead one step not come back to previous page

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This is the information important to participants

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Jeff Belden, toomanyclicks.com

All the clinician needs to see…Characteristics

• f a good warning:

Get the person’s attention, What’s wrong, How bad is it, What’s going to happen if the person continues?

 Reporting the findings and recommendations

back to the team so as to have a positive impact on the development of the product.

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