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How to Conduct a Cognitive Walkthrough | IxDF

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Cognitive walkthroughs are used to examine the usability of a product. They are designed to see whether or not a new user can easily carry out tasks within a given system. It is a task-specific approach to usability (in contrast to heuristic evaluation which is a more holistic usability inspection). The idea is that if given a choice, most users prefer to do things to learn a product rather than to read a manual or follow a set of instructions. Peter Morville’s 7 Key Factors of UX (honeycomb): Useful, Usable, Findable, Credible, Desirable, Accessible and Valuable. Cognitive Walkthroughs will help you meet most, if not all of these qualitative markers of good user experience. © Interaction Design Foundation, CC BY-SA 3.0 The biggest benefit of a cognitive walkthrough (or walkthroughs) is that it is extremely cost-effective and fast to carry out when compared to many other forms of usability testing. It can also be implemented before development during the design phase, giving rapid insi

Cognitive walkthroughs are used to examine the usability of a product. They are designed to see whether or not a new user can easily carry out tasks within a given system. It is a task-specific approach to usability (in contrast to heuristic evaluation which is a more holistic usability inspection). The idea is that if given a choice, most users prefer to do things to learn a product rather than to read a manual or follow a set of instructions. Peter Morville’s 7 Key Factors of UX (honeycomb): Useful, Usable, Findable, Credible, Desirable, Accessible and Valuable. Cognitive Walkthroughs will h

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