Basic Elements of a Usability Test

Basic Elements of a usability test answer three questions:

1) What do we want out of this test?
2) How will we conduct the test?
3) What will we ask users during the test?

Once you have those basic elements answered then you can move on to testing. In this part you will include the following:

1) Project Goals – Describe what the goals for your project are
2) Testing Goals – Explain what you want to learn from the test and what you hope to achieve.
3) Scenarios and Tasks – Detail the hypothetical situation and tasks which you will give your test participant to perform
4) User Profile - Explain the type of user which you expect will be using your product
5) Testing Materials – Detail what you will need to have to conduct the actual test
6) Testing Protocol – Provide step-by-step specifics as to how you will conduct the test