Omaha Celebrates!

Agenda:  "Brown Bag" Lunch Extavaganza from 11:30 - 1:00 pm

11:30 - 11:45  - The In's and Out's of Usability Testing

Pinky Thakkar

An overview of a Usability Test conducted for a Portal Web Application.  This case study will discuss the methodology used, the process, and the outcome.

 

11:45 - 12:00  -Usability; the Measures & Value

Christopher "Fletch" Fletcher

Working backwards from Usability Testing presentation, a discussion on how to establish the measures for basis of the usability test. The measures that can provide value to your users while improving the bottom line.

Feature Presentation

12:00 - 12:30  - Jane Goodall - What Did She Know about Usability?

Cynthia L. Corritore, Ph.D.

We all know how anthropologist Jane Goodall studied the great apes in the East Congo. The topic of this talk will be to explain how the anthropological methods Dr. Goodall used are now being employed in an exciting and very effective human-centered design methodology called Contextual Design. This methdology has been employed by organizations including Microsoft, AOL, HP, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity Investments, SAP, 3M, Lexis Law, Mayo Clinic and Siebel. 

 

Round Table Discussion

12:35 - 12:55 - Omaha Design Approach

Although this is an open discussion, the primary focus is around Technology and Methodologies used in the metro area. We intend on keeping this years focus on accessibility and inclusion. The theme is "Making life Easy."