Becker & Berkemeyer

Rapid Application Design and Testing of Web Usability

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diss reading notes // 28 june 2010

Article does not specifically address complexity. Instead, it emphasizes the importance of fitting
usability within the larger needs and contexts of the situation: company/client needs, design cycle,
customer needs, and so on. Many of the usability elements like rapid iteration, short cycles, etc., are
common. What is different here, from what I can tell, is that the RAD was developed in order to place
usability where it can both have a big impact, at the start of the process, while providing what other
parties want: short turn around.

In some ways, I think that this article could be considered a manifestation or an intelligent
collaboration and cooperation with a complex system and complex situation while still working to
achieve all parties' goals.

Diss
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testing time & rapid turnaround important in online businesses/industry

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need to align usability goals with design goals and company's strategic goals
Table of different web usability factors—a good example if I need one.

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goal is to put usability testing early in the development process—and their approach supposedly does
that

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three tools they use can work alone or be combined together as a powerful combination

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