Usability Discussion Forum
From BiomedGT
The following usability considerations are taken from Wikipedia . If you are a collaborator, you are welcome to submit comments to the discussion page that will help us answer these questions. In addition, you can post bugs and feature or enhancement requests to our GForge site using the Submit New link.
Note: You need a GForge account before you can submit a request. For more information, see the Bug Reporting page.
Questions About Our Users
- Who are the users, what do they know, and what can they learn?
- What do users want or need to do?
- What is the general background of the users?
- What is the context in which the user is working?
- What has to be left to the machine? What to the user?
Other Usability Considerations for This Wiki
- Can users easily accomplish their intended tasks? For example, can users accomplish intended tasks at their intended speed?
- How much training do users need?
- What documentation or other supporting materials are available to help the user? Can users find the solutions they seek in these materials?
- What and how many errors do users make when interacting with the product?
- Can the user recover from errors? What do users have to do to recover from errors? Does the product help users recover from errors? For example, does software present comprehensible, informative, non-threatening error messages?
- Does this wiki meet the special needs of users with disabilities (accessibility)?
