Evaluations

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One of our goals at Peak Usability is to increase awareness and adoption of good usability and user centred design practices. The following is a list of sites and articles we hope you will find useful about evaluating your website or application.

Title Author/Company Comment
Heuristic Evaluation Jakob Nielsen Good overview and introduction to Jakob Nielsen's Online Writings on Heuristic Evaluation
Usability Methods Toolbox James Hom A compilation of information about almost all of the methods and techniques used in usability evaluation
Heuristic Evaluation - Usability Net Usability Net Summary, benefits, method and reading on heuristic evaluations
User Testing - Setting up the test Seth Gordon How to set up a user test with links to other steps in the user testing process
Thinking Aloud: The #1 Usability Tool Jakob Nielsen Thinking aloud is still seen as the number 1 usability tool. In this article Jakob Nielsen discusses the longevity of usability methods.
Why you only need to test with 5 users Jakob Nielsen Explains why you only need to test with 5 users (for each of your target user groups)
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