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Usability training customized for every level of Web and software development
In a Google-powered world of choices, your Web site's usability can be the make-or-break factor that determines whether you acquire and retain a loyal customer or lose them to a company that understands the Web. Built on our research-based Usable Times 5™ methodology, our focused, results-driven training:
- Provides intensive training that gets your team quickly up to speed on usability
- Addresses usability on every level of Web and software development
- Offers small class sizes and personalized attention
- Includes video of real users to illustrate points
- Utilizes proven techniques we've used to jumpstart Web teams for internationally respected brands
- Results in an eye-opening return on investment
Duration: Varies from half-day orientation to four-day hands-on Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing intensive
For more information call (520) 744-6911, or email info@interfaceguru.com
Usability for Decision Makers (half day)
As a decision maker, you play a crucial role in championing - or quashing - user-centric principles. Do you depend on your Web site for anything from brand awareness to revenue? If you answered yes, then usability is essential for a quality Web site. It's in your best interests to be the champion. Learn why building ease of use into your Web site, intranet, or software is critical to return on investment.
Usability and Web Advertising (full day)
Have you ever felt annoyed by an online ad? Do you dislike irrelevant pop-ups? How do you feel when an ad covers up the content you are trying to see? If you are annoyed by most online ad experiences, so are your users. If you have to advertise, how do you avoid alienating your audience?
Learn what we discovered when we tested ads with Web users. You will learn how to apply usability principles to your ad design and placement. This class is great for ad designers, design agency professionals, marketers, and content publishers.
Web Usability for Content Providers (full day)
Are you tasked with providing Web content? Do you wish you had some guidelines on what works best online? Are you concerned that your organization's Web site is hard to navigate or understand? Do you end up pushing a lot of print-based content to the Web?
In one information-packed day, you will learn how to apply usability principles to your existing workflow. Video from usability tests will give you an eye-opening look at how users really feel and react to online content.
Usability for Developers (two days)
Wondering how to balance user needs with an aggressive development schedule? Do you feel that user expectations are unrealistic? Do your clients complain about the end product, while failing to give you guidance when you need it? Do you think you are too deep in the code to change anything now? The bottom line: Do you want people to enjoy using your product?
Get a hands-on look at a developer's perspective on creating usable software. We share the research perspective on software usability, helping you incorporate user-centric fundamentals as you develop your projects. Review and optimization of your current development project is used to apply usability principles.
Fundamentals of Usability for Design Teams (full day)
Are you a visual designer working on Web sites that are part of a larger media presence? If the answer is yes, you're familiar with the print-to-Web dilemma: How do you retain look, feel, and branding across two very different mediums? How do you deal with design elements that work in print but not online? Do you want solid guidelines that make your Web site design easier for your target audience to use and understand? Solve your Web site design challenges with fundamentals of usability. Review and optimization of your current design project is used to apply usability principles.
Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing Techniques (four days)
Have you wondered just what it would take to conduct your own usability test? Do you need to prove the value of user-centric thinking to your in-house developers or managers? Or are you looking for techniques to help make usability a routine part of your organization?
In two information-packed days, you will learn how to responsibly design a test plan that meets your budget while producing verifiable results. Then we’ll coach you through two days of actual usability testing.
Contact us to learn more about how usability testing and analysis, information architecture, user interface design, and usability training dramatically improve your Web site. , (520) 744-6911
