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Testing improves product quality, but there is rarely enough quality control time built into development projects. This storyboard will help your team identify the types and degrees of testing required for software and web development based...

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With finite resources and infinite testing possibilities, software testing must be driven by a strategy unique to the project and application environment. Use this tool to identify risks and the qualities that will determine the types of testing...

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Testing of any software application is a critical component of the life cycle. If testing is not done with sufficient coverage, a substandard product may be deployed.

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Communication between testers and developers is essential to the testing process. Use this template to track and and report defects so developers can fix bugs discovered in the testing process.

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Testing is typically limited by time and budget so testers and developers must use testing time wisely. Use this template to document what should be tested, by whom and to what degree.

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Use Info-Tech's Usability Goals and Requirements worksheet to help set usability targets and requirements which in turn will help improve the enterprise's bottom line.

(By Info-Tech Analyst Howard Kiewe - Printed with permission from Processor magazine www.processor.com) I recently guest lectured on the topic of usability testing to computer engineering students at an Ivy League university. To give them...

User experience engineering (UXE) is a structured research, design, and evaluation process with the goal of improving the usefulness and usability of an application or Web site. Typically, enterprises reap an ROI of at least two dollars for...

User experience engineering (UXE) ensures that custom software is not only useful, but also effective, efficient, and easy to learn. While end users appreciate a friendly UI, the big payoff goes to the enterprise: an ROI of at least two dollars...

Recently a client conducted usability testing on a new Web application. The tight deadline, limited resources, and high expectations for a new Web application proved to be a good situation to evaluate the benefits of semi-formal usability...

Usability testing has proven to be effective regardless of the formality of the process. Do not omit usability testing because of its cost; instead, conduct semiformal usability testing to get fast and inexpensive results.

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Usability benefits can be gained without going to the full extent of formal usability testing. Use this "Informal Usability Test Plan" template to communicate the purpose of the testing process and what will be accomplished during the test sessions.

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Once you have defined the tasks for usability test participants to complete in the "Informal Usability Test Plan," use the "Usability Testing Task Results" template to document the results.