[WebPub] Fwd: [GBACRE-L] BostonCHI: Finding and Fixing Usability Problems

[Allison Dolan]

In case you hadn't already seen this item re: usability for web site,  
applications or other products.
......Allison  Dolan (617-252-1461)



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> From: David M Rosenberg <rosenberg at acm.org>
> Date: December 3, 2009 10:54:08 PM EST
> To: GBACRE-L at mit.edu
> Subject: [GBACRE-L] BostonCHI: Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
> Reply-To: Rosenberg at acm.org
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> BostonCHI (New England Area chapter of the ACM Special Interest Group
> on Computer-Human Interaction)                          BostonCHI.org
>
> Topic:     Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to
>             Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
> Speaker:   Steve Krug
> Date/time: Tuesday, 8-Dec-2009; 6:30 - 9:00 PM
>             6:30 - 7:00 PM - Networking & Socializing over Tea &  
> Coffee
>             7:00 - 8:30 PM - Meeting
>             8:30 - 9:00 PM - Dessert! & More Networking & Socializing
> Location:  CHANGE FOR THIS MONTH'S MEETING!!!
>             Raytheon Corporation, 600 Technology Park Drive, Billerica
> Directions: http://www.bostonchi.org/December_directions.html
> RSVP:      Please RSVP bostonchi at sun.com in advance. Parking is free.
> NOTE:      A photo ID is required to gain admittance to Raytheon.
>
> This month BostonCHI is thrilled to host, Steve Krug, author of the
> popular book, Don't Make me Think. He'll talk about his new book -- to
> be released this month -- and an approach to usability testing that
> anyone can easily apply to their own web site, application, or other
> product. (As he said in Don't Make Me Think, "It's not rocket
> surgery".)
>
> Abstract: It's been known for years that usability testing can
> dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000
> to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests,
> it rarely happens.
>
> In this how-to companion to Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense
> Approach to Web Usability, Steve Krug spells out an approach to
> usability testing that anyone can easily apply to their own web site,
> application, or other product. (As he said in Don't Make Me Think,
> "It's not rocket surgery".)
>
> In this new book, Steve explains how to:
>
> * Test any design, from a sketch on a napkin to a fully-functioning
>    web site or application
> * Keep your focus on finding the most important problems (because no
>    one has the time or resources to fix them all)
> * Fix the problems that you find, using his "The least you can do"
>    approach
>
> By paring the process of testing and fixing products down to its
> essentials (one morning a month, that's all we ask), Rocket Surgery
> makes it realistic for teams to test early and often, catching
> problems while it's still easy to fix them. Rocket Surgery Made Easy
> adds demonstration videos to the proven mix of clear writing,
> before-and-after examples, witty illustrations, and practical advice
> that made Don't Make Me Think so popular.
>
> Speaker's Bio: Steve Krug is a usability consultant who has more than
> 20 years of experience as a user advocate for companies like Apple,
> Netscape, AOL, Lexus, and others. Based in part on the success of his
> first book, Don't Make Me Think, he has become a highly sought-after
> speaker on usability design.
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