optimal ia - pro tips for remote user testing - san diego 2012
DESCRIPTION
Optimal Workshop was invited to introduce our tools and provide some pro tips for Remote User Testing at the UX Speakeasy in early 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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Optimal IA - Pro Tips for
REMOTE USER TESTING
Andrew Mayfield@andrewfantastic
Optimal Workshop@optimalworkshopwith
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QUESTIONSWELCOME
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SAN DIEGO
NEW ZEALAND
SWITZERLAND
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WHAT THEY DO
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WHAT YOU GET
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PARTICIPANTCENTRICANALYSIS
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MODERATE PILOTSwith
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SOONFriday, 6 April 12
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~40 CARDS
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73%COMPLETION RATE
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SCREENwith
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INCENT
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FOCUS
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CLOSEDCARD SORTING?
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SPREADSHEETSare still ok with me
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BENCHMARK!
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Find About Us
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Treejack
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The Pietree
The task“Find the lowest cost home broadband solution.”
Went down the right path
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Went back up the tree
Chose this as the answer
Skipped question
Games
Account toolsMoving house
Upgrade my plan
Home
Cell Phones & Plans
Handsets
Monthly plans
Pay as you go plans
Internet on your cell phone
Accessories
Home PhoneHome phone plans
Add-ons
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3G Broadband plans
Coverage map
Premium Services
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Help & Support
Frequently asked questions
Knowledge base
Moving house
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Most people who got here went back up the tree
Of the 54 people who got here, 48 correctly chose this answer
Of the 16 people who got here, 15 incorrectly chose this answer
65 people (46%) went the wrong way on first click
Nobody went here. Yay!
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EVIL ATTRACTORS
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ITERATE
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CONSERVE THY
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~9 TASKS
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this slide was stolen from Nate Bolt
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SEGMENT
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THANK YOU,YOU’RE AWESOME.
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Quantifying the effectiveness of an IA is
HARD WORK
PROBLEM
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Peter Morville’sUX HONEYCOMB
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useful&
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credible&
usable&
findable&
desirable&
accessible&
Peter Morville’sUX HONEYCOMB
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