Usability Test Plan Template

Usability Test Plan Section

Test Plan for: Geco

Persona Type Tested: Primary

Context: Home
Duration: 10 minutes
Overall Objectives
  • Assess the overall effectiveness of the application for different types of users performing basic tasks
  • Identify obstacles to adding devices and modifying gestures
Tasks
  • Add device to the list + 30 - 40 seconds;
  • Modify gesture of one device + 30 - 40 seconds;
Post-test Questions

These questions could be presented to the user as a questionnaire or verbally asked.

  1. What would you change?
  2. Do you like the interface?
  3. What device/s would you like to include?
  4. Would you use something like this or similar in your everyday life?

Test Results for: Geco

Success Criteria

A 100% of the users could finish all the tasks

Summary

  • Most of the users get confused when adding a new device, they don't see the "Add" button and begin modifying the gestures instead of adding the device
  • Some of the users tried to click the gesture animation instead of the edit button when trying to modify the gesture
Demographics
User Number Gender Age Range Persona Type Technical Level
User 1 Man 21 Primary High
User 2 Woman 22 Primary Medium
User 3 Man 20 Primary Medium-Low
User 4 Woman 22 Secondary Low
User 5 Woman 21 Primary Medium
Interaction Notes
User Change gesture for one device Add new device
User 1 Success in 30 seconds Success in 30 seconds
User 2 Success in 30 seconds Success in 50 seconds
User 3 Success in 35 seconds Success in 40 seconds
User 4 Success in 60 seconds Success in 25 seconds
User 5 Success in 15 seconds Success in 15 seconds
Post-test Questions Answers
User 1
  1. There is to much information when adding a new device
  2. Yes
  3. Stereo
  4. No
User 2
  1. Nothing
  2. Yes
  3. Nothing
  4. Yes
User 3
  1. Message to show that the gesture has been modified correctly
  2. Yes
  3. Thermostat
  4. Yes
User 4
  1. The look of the icons for the devices
  2. Yes, but more colours would be good
  3. Lights
  4. No
User 5
  1. Images of gestures instead of images with text
  2. Yes, it's clear
  3. Videogame console
  4. Yes
Test Observations

Written/video/audio notes done attached to the usability test. These notes reflect the user thoughts and frustrations.

Potential Design Improvements
  • Change the view where the user adds the device to a dialog that confirms or cancels the addition instead of the view where the user can also view/edit the gestures.
  • Make the edit button of the gestures bigger