Finding out whether the design works before the metrics tell you months later — and reading the results honestly.
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Listed inUsability TestingTesting & Validationon
Five participants, a prototype, and a script that does not leak the answer — with the note-taking format that turns a session into a ranked list of fixes.
Listed inSample SizesTesting & Validationon
Where the 'five users' rule comes from, what it applies to, and where it stops being true.
Listed inSample SizesTesting & Validationon
The article behind the number everyone quotes — including the conditions it depends on, which are usually dropped.
Listed inUX BenchmarkingTesting & Validationon
Measuring the same tasks over time so 'better' becomes a number rather than an assertion.
Listed inSUS & UX ScalesTesting & Validationon
Scoring SUS correctly, what a given number means in percentile terms, and the comparisons it does not support.
Listed inTest Scripts & TasksTesting & Validationon
Writing realistic tasks that do not accidentally contain the instructions.
Listed inAccessibility TestingTesting & Validationon
Automated checks, keyboard passes, screen reader runs, and testing with disabled users.
Listed inCritiques & ReviewsTesting & Validationon
Design review as a checkpoint against goals, run so it improves the work rather than gates it.
Listed inModerated vs UnmoderatedTesting & Validationon
Depth against volume, and which questions each format can actually answer.
Listed inExpert ReviewTesting & Validationon
Bringing outside judgement to a mature product, and scoping it so the findings are actionable.
Listed inAnalysing Test FindingsTesting & Validationon
Severity, frequency, and the discipline of separating an observation from an explanation.
Listed inUsability TestingTesting & Validationon
Tasks, not opinions: the method that finds the problems no amount of internal review will.
Listed inHeuristic EvaluationTesting & Validationon
A structured inspection against known heuristics — cheap, fast, and no substitute for users.
Listed inSUS & UX ScalesTesting & Validationon
SUS, UMUX-Lite, and SEQ — standard instruments, and what their scores are comparable to.