Mountain View USA 2006-11-08 User Experience Benchmarking is an effective, efficient way to quantitatively compare the usability of different products, be they different versions of the same UI or from competitors. Usable Products Company (http://usableproducts.com) has produced benchmarks on web sites, desktop software, and mobile telephones. This one-day training is based on three years of hands-on experience designing, conducting, analyzing, and reporting findings from benchmark usability studies. This course will include video clips demonstrating moderating style, unique visualizations for usability data, and tips and tricks for how to plan, execute, and report usability findings from user experience benchmarks. This one-day training will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area on 7 November 2006. Save $100 by using promo code "BOXES". This training is limited to 40 delegates who understand the value of qualitative usability testing and who may have already conducted their own sessions. Topics: * Benefits of Benchmarking * Operations Overview * Tools Discussion * Recruiting Strategies * Task Design for Benchmarking * Quantitative Interviewing Techniques * Logging Strategies * Analyzing Data * Data Visualization * Video Production * Results Presentation * Continuing Benchmarks Instructor: Scott Weiss, CEO of Usable Products Company, will teach this course in its entirety. Mr. Weiss is a 17-year veteran of usability research and design, spanning desktop software, the web, and mobile platforms. His book, Handheld Usability, is the leading authority on mobile design. Venue: This training will be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Established in 1996, the Computer History Museum is a public benefit organization dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history. Sign up soon, as prices increase each week. Use the following discount code to save an additional $100: BOXES 92 CA One-day training on quantitative usability benchmarking with video, charting, and other examples taught by Scott Weiss. Mountain View, CA (SF Bay Area)Discount Code: BOXES 2006-11-07 false http://usableproducts.com/training http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/92 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/92/UPC_business_print.gif benchmarking, usability, user experience