From the course: UX Foundations: Usability Testing
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Creating a test plan
From the course: UX Foundations: Usability Testing
Creating a test plan
- A test plan is a great reminder and to-do list. It's a way to keep track of everything you need to do to ensure you have the right participants at the right time in the right location with the right setup and the right set of tasks to perform. Having a test plan is also important when you communicate with the rest of the team. It's one document that tells everyone involved what's going on, when, and why. The term test plan sounds quite formal, but really all that your plan is doing is listing out the decisions you've made and the things that need to happen for the usability test to take place. This helps you keep track of what's going on and what still needs to be done. Most of the information in the test plan is stuff that comes from other documents you use during the planning and execution of the study. For instance, your participant profile and recruiting criteria, the study schedule, and your task list. You're…
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