March 7th, 2011
By Christine Perfetti
Usability research is pretty straight forward. Find some users, put them in front of a design, have them execute a task or two, take some notes, write a report, and call it a night, right? Not quite. There are many advanced techniques which, when implemented effectively, can drastically improve the success of your research.
On March 24th, I will be presenting a free online tutorial to share these techniques with you: Advanced Usability Techniques for the Seasoned Pro. We've limited the online tutorial to 50 seats to guarantee I have time to address your questions.
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September 9th, 2010
By Christine Perfetti
Many of our clients come to us requesting usability testing consulting services. One of the reasons they reach out to us is because they think usability testing must be a complex and scientific process. As a result, they'd prefer to have an outside consulting company conduct their tests.
The first thing I tell people who contact me is that usability testing doesn't have to be a complicated process. It's a technique that anyone can learn with training and lots of practice. At its core, a usability test involves putting a person in front of the product and watching what they do. Once teams learn the basics for conducting usability tests, they find that testing is a really straightforward process.
On September 23rd, I'll be sharing tips for facilitating your usability tests in a free 45-minute online tutorial through GoToWebinar. By outlining the process, I hope teams will feel confident they can start testing their own products. I will discuss usability test set-up options, the main responsibilities of a test facilitator, and the facilitation techniques I've refined over years of running usability studies.
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September 7th, 2010
I'm super excited to announce Perfetti Media will be offering two new workshops this October in Boston, Massachusetts. The feedback for our first workshop, the Usability Bootcamp, was excellent and we're pleased to be bringing these latest topics to you.
On October 25th, my good friend Joshua Porter, will be presenting the one-day workshop, Designing for the Social Web: How to Create Engaged and Passionate Users. Josh is an interface designer and co-founder of Performable, and the author of the wonderful book, Designing for the Social Web. In his workshop, Josh will go beyond what he covers in his book, discussing how to take advantage of social features to get your users engaged and passionate about your products.
On October 26th, I will be presenting the one-day workshop, Paper Prototyping: Sketching and Evaluating Your Design Concepts. In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to create a fully working paper mock-up of any proposed design, which you can use to collect early feedback through usability testing. You'll discover what aspects of your design work well, and what users have trouble with. Using paper mock-ups, you can make changes very quickly, even during a usability test!
Until September 10th, you can sign up for the workshops for only $695 per day. I hope you can join us for both days in October!
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June 3rd, 2010
We're pleased to announce Perfetti Media's new two-day workshop, the Usability Bootcamp. This August, we'll offer these interactive and hands-on events in Boston and San Francisco.
Christine Perfetti has helped dozens of companies and agencies improve their designs by bringing research into their process. In this workshop, Christine's put together a program designed to improve your user research, usability testing, and evaluation skills. You'll come away from these two days knowing how to:
- Plan your user research, conduct user interviews, and analyze the data
- Run your in-person and remote usability tests without any outside help
- Conduct advanced usability tests, including 5 second tests and first click tests
- Design a paper mockup and test the design with real users in only one hour
- Develop personas or user profiles to communicate the users' needs throughout your organization
Plus, for our readers, we're offering a special discount. Sign up using promotion code PERF01 and you can attend the event for only $795 – a savings of $300 off the final registration price.
As a special gift, if you sign up by June 24th, we'll give you two complimentary UX books from our good friends from Rosenfeld Media: "Remote Research" and "Prototyping." Find out more about this offer.
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