Criteria for Focused Data Collection  

The objective of this task is to propose and validate a mechanism whereby projects can identify their needs for software measurement data and focus their data collection activities using a minimum standardized set of software measures. The purpose of this strategy is to evolve a process that will enable NASA projects to tailor with their data collection activities to their unique needs for effective management control indicators, but also encourages consistent data collection that will facilitate statistical analysis across NASA domains.

Wilson, William M. NASA (2001). Articles>Usability>Methods>Assessment

Heuristic Evaluation - a Step By Step Guide

Evaluation and testing is an important part of your website development process. Usability tests gather data about the usability of your site by a group of users performing specific tasks.

Danino, Nicky. SitePoint (2001). Articles>Usability>Methods>Assessment

System Usability Scale and Non-Native English Speakers  

The System Usability Scale (SUS) was administered verbally to native English and non-native English speakers for several internally deployed applications. It was found that a significant proportion of non-native English speakers failed to understand the word 'cumbersome' in Item 8 of the SUS (that is, 'I found the system to be very cumbersome to use.') This finding has implications for reliability and validity when the questionnaire is distributed electronically in multinational usability efforts.

Finstad, Kraig. Journal of Usability Studies (2006). Articles>Usability>Assessment>Methods