10 Basic Usability Testing Principles

by Nataliia Vasylyna | October 7, 2016 6:42 am

Nowadays’ computerized life makes the users go to the different websites in order to get the necessary information. There are a lot of Internet platforms which allow their visitors to find what they want, however, not all of them can boast of a high level of sites usability.

Usability testing [1]with comparison, for example, to security testing, is performed from the perspective of the end user. It is even a widespread practice to involve the nonprofessional people in software testing[2] process so as to estimate whether the site is convenient or not.

What Are the Main Features of Usability Testing?

• Understanding of users’ requirements and expectations
• Providing of salutary content and visually pleasant graphics
• Orthography, scrolling, navigations, links, buttons, filters activity, and so on
• Time to request data and wait for the response
• Applying of the basic screen resolutions and considering of various browsers design
• Using the videos, slideshows, and animation
• The presence of the “Search” field on each of the pages
• Clearly formulated headlines
• Explanation of the fulfillment purpose of each form on the site
• Accessibility of the personal information

All the above guidelines have one aim – to provide the first-time site visitor or application user with the simplicity in utilizing, informative content and good visualization. Agile testing techniques usually start with the concerned type or user interface testing[3].

Any QA company should pay much attention to the end user’s expectations and provide the client with the plain and effective in usage software title.

Related Posts:

• How to Make Usability Testing More Effective?[4]
• Usability of Web and Mobile Apps: Simple Principles to Go By[5]
• GUI Testing vs Usability Testing[6]

Source URL: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2016/10/07/usability-testing-principles/

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