• Evaluation

  last modified November 12, 2007 by missmoun



Gets the campain idea
Understands idea of community driven site
Understands the relationships and structure of backing organizations
Understands references to social networking
Gets the basic use cases for the site
Gets appropriate feeling from look and feel
First click would be on:
Sees the sign in and join buttons


2. Explore simple project, introduce concept of project without using the word


Finds the UWS
Understand UWS is one initiative amongst others
Understands UWS has events and activites
Naturally looks around the different parts of top nav


Rate comprehension level of
Wiki space
Wiki as home page
Mailing lists
The mailing list's first page
An individual lists landing page
Contents page before they click
Contents page as site map
Team page
Manage team
Preferences page
Latest activity on project


3. Email invitation


Understood content and purpose of email
Would probably read it and reply to email
Expected to be asked to register to site
Registration process
Post registration landing page is clear
Sees reference to project they were invited to
Would go to wiki next
Would go to team next
Would go to the project they were invited to next


4. Participate in the project


Understand the page can be editable
Finds the EDIT button on the page
SAVE change
FInds HiSTORY
Understands concept of versions
Easy navigation between versions
Understand the visual comparison
Understands the REVERT function
Process was easy


5. User public profiles


Easily finds reference to their friend
Use team to do so
Use search to do so
Use people page to do so
Understand the badge links to the profile
Sees profile and wiki as 2 different sections
Understands distinction between user wiki and profile
Understands a users recent activity


Finds their own profile
Use team to do so
Use top level nav link
Use search or people page
Understand they can edit their profile
Sees their wiki section
Understand their wiki section
See their account section
Understand their account section

6. Permissions

Find the other poject (park clean-up)
Understand idea of a distinct project created by users
Used the project link to do so
Used the search link to do so
Attempted to RSVP
Tried to click on the table right away
Quickly went to the EDIT button on top
Sees PSM right away
Understood concept of a restricted area
Went on to ask for JOINING automatically
JOIN process was clear
Expectations from JOIN were clear
Wanted an email
Or be informed next time logging
Does the user notice the (1) new message on account
If user goes to accounts page, is it clear what is there
User notices the message
User closes the message after reading it
Describe where user first goes to look for whether he was accepted or not
Clear that now they have permission to edit that wiki page.

7. Create a project



User knows what we are asking of them
Goes to the start a project page
Start a project page is clear
First step ok
Automatic URL filling out OK
Get a sense they understand what this URL is
Step 2: security
The need for security is clear
The different options make sense
Step 3: concept of featurlet ok
What blog is
What task tracker is
What mailing list is
Step 3b: the idea of a home page as an option is clear

Create a project landing page OK?
Expected?
Content of 1 page tour clear
Where would the user start and why?

Next you want to ask some of your friends to participate in this action with you.
  • How do you think they could participate?: this is an important question we missed a bit...


Edit home page

Edit their wiki page, is it the first thing they do?
Understand the instructions on the default wiki page
Use some of the formating, or interested in using it
Deleted the default content
Comments about the default content

Trying to invite friends

Understands it means adding to team
Goes to Team
goes to Manage Team
Wonders between both
Sees the invitation tool on the side
Uses the invitation correctly

notes about expecting to have a friend's email through a previously received invitation.


Add a picture

Finds the function easily
Behavior for uploading
Behavior to change the size of the image









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For each step

  • Pathway used
  • Success
  • If no success, classify usability problem
    • Catastrophy: user could not complete the task properly
    • Serious: users where slowed down significantly but managed to complete the task afterall
    • Cosmetic: users where slightly slowed down or annoyed or expressed dislike
  • Notes and observations
  • Quotes from user if relevant