It doesn’t matter what you call it. Here's the bottom line: you need to test software with its future users. One of the topics that create much confusion in the software world is the difference ...

One of the most important steps toward releasing a new product is to make sure it has high usability. That means it is easy to use and provides the best possible experience for the user. After all, ...

Master the essentials of user acceptance testing. See the steps project managers must follow to validate software with end users. As a project manager and Scrum Master, I view the UAT team as the “fun ...

Heuristic evaluation and usability testing are two of the most established methods to evaluate software for usability. When in doubt, one is the winner. Assessing the ease of use of a software is ...

Usability testing on friends and family is a good start, but are they really going to give you an honest answer? When it comes to planning usability tests, it remains surprisingly difficult for many ...

Even with all the application availability and performance enhancements you build into your Web infrastructure, you still need to build something that visitors actually like to use. Unfortunately, ...

Software has become more granular. Not just in terms of components, de-coupled services, containers and the way we separate parallel programming streams, but also in terms of process. More ...

Editor’s Note: Brenden Mulligan is a co-founder and designer at Cluster, and previously created Onesheet, MorningPics, ArtistData, and others. This is the final part of a three-part series on how live ...

Suddenly faced with the prospect of competition for the first time, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is responding to long-held criticisms that its certification ...