[Sigia-l] Usability Testing

[Arthur Fink]

At 04:26 PM 1/20/2007, Listera wrote:

>You'll have no argument from me, if you propose to *integrate* testing into
>the design process, as opposed to parachuting in external businesses with
>their own agenda and bias to specifically "validate" the output of just one
>of the players of the product creation process.

When I speak about the design process, I usually say something like, 
"I get it at least partially wrong, but the users keep me honest".

Of course, that's because users are part of the design process 
...particularly in the testing which occurs periodically throughout.





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