URC Spring Brown Bag Series: When and How to Run a Usability Test

Join us for When and How to Run a Usability Test presented by Zoraida Cabrera-Mieles, UX Researcher/Designer, Harvard Web Publishing.

Usability tests can often feel overly-complex, time-consuming, and expensive. But they don’t have to be! In this talk, we’ll demystify strategies for planning and executing usability tests. We’ll approach common questions, such as: 

• Is a usability test the right research approach?
• Why should I test if the product isn’t finished? 
• How many participants should I recruit? 
• Do I really need real users? 
• How do I write tasks or questions for the study?
• How do I moderate a remote usability test?

Plus we’ll discuss strategies for getting buy-in from stakeholders, and mention resources available for Harvard teams interested in running usability tests.

Please register through LibCal to receive the Zoom meeting details. (HarvardKey required)