May 31: Top 20 UX Methods for Sites & Apps Workshop

Learn how to significantly improve your website or app by watching people use it. In this day-long session, I’ll teach you different usability methods and techniques. I will explain a method, then you will do it. This is a fast-paced, interactive workshop. You will walk away with proven methods to make your work better.

The day will include…

An overview of 20 scrappy, smart usability methods you can use right away
Ways to groups the different methods together to get even better results
Time for you to practice what you have learned on real sites and apps
Networking time with your fellow attendees (meet a friend, a client, or future employer)
Loads of time to answer your burning questions about usability testing and the different methods

Who should attend?

Anyone involved in designing a website or app, which includes designers, developers, marketers, writers, editors, project managers,start-ups, and VPs can all benefit from this workshop. Whether you have already done (or intend to do) usability testing, this workshop will be very valuable.

Some of the topics covered…

Why you want to do usability testing (or justifying usability to your boss and your…self)
The number of usability participants you need
The difference between formative and summative usability
Five methods to gather user feedback before showing anything
Five methods to get user feedback before doing any tasks or scenarios
Ten methods to get information during a usability test
Five methods to get user feedback after a usability test
Review of some no-cost, low-cost usability testing tools
And much, much more

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Location:

We will be at Sabre corporate headquarters in Southlake. Visitor’s parking will be in the

Sabre, Inc.
3150 Sabre Drive
Building B1-172
Southlake, Texas 76092

Map: google map

Tentative Schedule:

830AM: Doors open
900AM: General Introduction
1000AM: Five Things to Do Before Showing Anything (First Five Methods)
1100AM: Five Things to Do When People First See Your Site or App (Next Five Methods)
1200PM: Lunch (on our own)
130PM: Five Ways to Get Info When People Use Your Site or App (10 Cool Methods)
300PM: Break
330PM: Five Things to Do After People Use Your Site or App (Last Five Methods)
400PM: No-cost/Low-Cost Tools
430PM: Go home

Cost:

$100 per person
$75 per person (for groups of 3 or more — bring some friends!)
$60 per studentNOTE: All money is going to support the Texas Ballers Youth Basketball Team, as they compete in Addidas Super 64 Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas in late July. Some of the players will be assisting us in this workshop.

Your Instructor

Brian Sullivan is the President of DFW-UPA, Usability Principal at the Sabre Human Factors Center, Co-Founder of the Big Design Conference, and Founder of Big Design Workshops. Brian has spoke at SxSW Interactive 2012, Big Design Conference 2009-2012, and UPA Boston 2011. Brian has publsihed over 200 articles on the Big Design site. He wrote the cover article for UX Magazine called “Design Like DaVinci” in 2011.

Brian has been involved in the IT industry for over 20 years. Brian has held numerous positions including Content Management, Training Development, QA, Customer Support, and Usability. Brian has worked in the retail, banking, medical, financial, and travel industries. Brian holds an MA in English Literature, MBA in Management Information Systems, and CUA from Human Factors International.

He lives in Texas with his wife (Susan), son (Sean), and their cat (Junior, who agrees to let them live in her house).