Agile Article and Guerrilla UCD Webinars Update
William Hudson <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:49:05 +0000
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Agile UCD Article; Usability Evaluation Webinar on 16 August at 16:30 Londo=
n Time
I've written an article for Agile Record magazine on the issue that Agile m=
ethods and traditional requirements gathering fail to address usability and=
user experience. If your organization is adopting, or has adopted Agile yo=
u should find it useful. It's called User Requirements in the 21st Century<=
http://www.syntagm.co.uk/articles/userreq21c.htm>.
I'll also be giving a talk along similar lines at UCD 2012<http://www.ucd20=
12.org/> in London on Saturday 10 November.
Usability Evaluation Webinar
The Webinars are useful because they give great value and are convenient in=
bite size chunks. I can pass the most relevant information onto the team w=
ithout everyone having to take a day off to go to a class presentation=85
- George Harris, IT Director, Paperstone
One of the major shortcomings of functional testing is that we only establi=
sh that a system does what we said it was going to. For interactive systems=
, web sites and intranets what we really need to know is whether they meet =
the needs of users and what kind of user experience it provides.
In this session you will learn about a variety of usability evaluation meth=
ods including testing with users. The focus will be on low-cost/high-return=
(guerrilla!) approaches but we will also take short excursions into more a=
dvanced topics and tools.
Join the live webinar next Thursday (16 August) or download the recording i=
f you can't make it. It covers:
=B7 Types of usability evaluation and their benefits
=B7 Testing with users
=B7 Usability labs and their alternatives
=B7 Reporting outcomes
=B7 Remote testing, A/B and multivariate testing
For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/gucd-6<http://bit.ly/gucd=
-6>. Log into the 'My Webinars' page once you've registered to have easy ac=
cess to all of the downloadable resources.
The cost of this session is =8066 / =A355 / $88 with a 5-for-the-price-of-4=
discount available. See www.guerrillaucd.com<http://www.guerrillaucd.com> =
for full details.
Number 7 in the series, User-Centred IA with Card Sorting is scheduled for =
30 Aug. See bit.ly/gucd-7<http://bit.ly/gucd-7>.
Regards,
William (Hudson)
User Experience Strategist, Syntagm Ltd
Courses Co-Chair, CHI 2013 (Paris)
Conference Committee , UCD 2012 (London)
Syntagm is a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985).
Registered number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX1=
4 2DS.
Guerrilla UCD =96 Usability & User Experience Webinars
www.syntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd> | @G=
uerrillaUCD<http://twitter.com/guerrillaucd>
UCD 2012 Conference =96 London: 9th & 10th November 2012
www.ucd2012.org<http://www.ucd2012.org> | @UCD2012<https://twitter.com/#!/u=
cd2012>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">(Apologies if you receive more than one of these.)<o=
:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Cambria",&q=
uot;serif"">Agile UCD Article; Usability Evaluation Webinar on 16 Augu=
st at 16:30 London Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Cambria",&q=
uot;serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I've written an article for Agile Record magazine on=
the issue that Agile methods and traditional requirements gathering fail t=
o address usability and user experience. If your organization is adopting, =
or has adopted Agile you should find
it useful. It's called <a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/articles/userre=
q21c.htm">
User Requirements in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I'll also be giving a talk along similar lines at <a=
href=3D"http://www.ucd2012.org/">
UCD 2012</a> in London on Saturday 10 November.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Cambria",&q=
uot;serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Cambria",&q=
uot;serif"">Usability Evaluation Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:"Cambria",&q=
uot;serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt"><i><span style=3D"font-=
size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Webin=
ars are useful because they give great value and are convenient in bite siz=
e chunks. I can pass the most relevant information onto the
team without everyone having to take a day off to go to a class presentati=
on=85<br>
</span></i>- George Harris, IT Director, Paperstone<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">One of the major shortcomings of functional testing =
is that we only establish that a system does what we said it was going to. =
For interactive systems, web sites and intranets what we really need to kno=
w is whether they meet the needs of
users and what kind of user experience it provides.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">In this session you will learn about a variety of us=
ability evaluation methods including testing with users. The focus will be =
on low-cost/high-return (guerrilla!) approaches but we will also take short=
excursions into more advanced topics
and tools.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Join the live webinar next Thursday (16 August) or d=
ownload the recording if you can't make it. It covers:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-lis=
t:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span style=3D"mso-=
list:Ignore">=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">&nbs=
p;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Types of usability evaluation and their bene=
fits<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-li=
st:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span style=3D"mso-=
list:Ignore">=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">&nbs=
p;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Testing with users<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-li=
st:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span style=3D"mso-=
list:Ignore">=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">&nbs=
p;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Usability labs and their alternatives<o:p></=
o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-li=
st:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span style=3D"mso-=
list:Ignore">=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">&nbs=
p;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Reporting outcomes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list=
:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"font-family:Symbol"><span style=3D"mso-=
list:Ignore">=B7<span style=3D"font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">&nbs=
p;
</span></span></span><![endif]>Remote testing, A/B and multivariate testing=
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">For more information or to register, visit <a href=
=3D"http://bit.ly/gucd-6">
bit.ly/gucd-6</a>. Log into the 'My Webinars' page once you've registered t=
o have easy access to all of the downloadable resources.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The cost =
of this session is
</span><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";=
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">=80</span><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E=
N-GB">66 / =A355 / $88 with a 5-for-the-price-of-4 discount available. See
</span><a href=3D"http://www.guerrillaucd.com"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-l=
anguage:EN-GB">www.guerrillaucd.com</span></a><span style=3D"mso-fareast-la=
nguage:EN-GB"> for full details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Number 7 =
in the series, User-Centred IA with Card Sorting is scheduled for 30 Aug. S=
ee
<a href=3D"http://bit.ly/gucd-7">bit.ly/gucd-7</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Regards,<=
o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
William (Hudson) <br>
User Experience Strategist, Syntagm Ltd<br>
Courses Co-Chair, CHI 2013 (Paris) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style=3D"mso-fa=
reast-language:EN-GB">Conference Committee , UCD 2012 (London)<o:p></o:p></=
span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Syntagm i=
s a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985).<o:p></o:p></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Registere=
d number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX14 2DS.<o:=
p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Guerrilla=
UCD =96 Usability & User Experience Webinars<br>
</span><a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd"><span style=3D"mso=
-fareast-language:EN-GB">www.syntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd</span></a><span sty=
le=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> |
</span><a href=3D"http://twitter.com/guerrillaucd"><span style=3D"mso-farea=
st-language:EN-GB">@GuerrillaUCD</span></a><span class=3D"MsoHyperlink"><o:=
p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span class=3D"MsoHyperlink"><span style=3D"mso-fare=
ast-language:EN-GB"><o:p><span style=3D"text-decoration:none"> </span>=
</o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">UCD 2012 Conference =96 London: 9<sup>th</sup> &=
10<sup>th</sup> November 2012<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"http://www.ucd2012.org">www.ucd2012.org</=
a> | <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/#!/ucd2012">
@UCD2012</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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