Thu June 28

1. Create wireframes / Paper prototype

1. Choose or imagine an application for Powercoders
2. Start to draw (Use paper only!)
3. Iterate at least 3 times the application (3 different versions)

2. testing

Go, get some real life persons and ask them!

• one is the facilitator (moderates the test)
• the others are observers
• the moderator just gives the task to the test user. Do only tell the “what”, not the “how”!
• ask the test user to “think loud” and comment every little detail going on in their head.

If you want to run these kind of tests (usability tests, user acceptance tests) in a very professional way, you usually set up a dedicated test lab. In such a lab you have a room which should feel like a familiar ambiance to the test user.

In the observation room just beside you try to track every reaction of the test person.

Of course there are much more pragmatic ways to get valuable feedback from your test users. The more pragmatic your setup is, the less accurate your data might get.