Portfolio Website - First Usability Testing Debrief

BACKGROUND

We need to run a usability testing on a mid-fidelity prototype of our product – a portfolio website of a film composer.

GOALS

· Find out if the design of the website makes sense to the user at this stage of creation.

· Determine any areas that require change or improvement.

METHODOLOGIES

· Write a list of user tasks and observe the participants complete them.

· Ask additional insightful questions or give additional tasks to the participants if the flow of the testing gives grounds for it.

· Record and/or document the findings.

· Ask the participants if they have any questions or suggestions based on their experience with the website.

TASKS

· Find more information about the composer.

· Find more of the composer’s film music samples.

· Find ways to get in touch with the composer.

· Browse the rest of the content of the website and find the way back to Homepage.

PARTICIPANTS

· Henry Ihander, music producer, songwriter.

· Pedro Coloma, beginning film composer.

RESULTS/FINDINGS

· 0 out of 2 participants experienced any problems using the website.

· Task completion rate – 100%.

· No areas/features requiring change/improvement determined.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

· 1 out of 2 participants suggested to add respective icons to the navigation links for better visual perception.

CONCLUSION

Since no areas/features requiring iteration were determined, we can:

· Discuss with the client if she is interested in adding icons to the navigation links.

· Continue to the next stage – high-fidelity design.

· Prepare a high-fidelity prototype and run another usability testing, preferably with more participants.