Usability is about one thing and that is the quality of interaction between people and products. It’s really that simple. However, the process involved to ensure this quality is less straightforward. Also, to clarify, usability is human factors. They are one and the same.
The task of increasing the quality of interactions between people and products can be driven by regulation. For example, making a product safe to use. However, the commercial drivers of making the product more efficient and satisfying to use are just as significant.
It’s important to know that usability isn’t something that is only applied to medical products, nor is it something that is only applied to complex devices. Something as simple as a tin opener has progressed dramatically since the mid-1900s with regard to usability, as has the folding of a baby stroller and the user experience of many software applications. It’s all around us.
https://www.medicalplasticsnews.com/news/opinion/whats-the-use/
Software has never been more accessible than it is today. User interface design has never been more straightforward, or more standardised. Today, we can all enjoy websites, products and applications without having to trade in hours of training and technical know-how.
This widespread accessibility seems patently beneficial. After all, software proficiency is no longer the sole realm of programmers and IT experts. Technology has got over its elitism problem, and become inclusive to users of almost all skill levels.
The question is: is this digital ‘dumbing down’ as desirable as it first appears? What we can gain in ease of use, we can also lose regarding user control. There is a fine line between dull and primitive; between refined and reduced. Unfortunately, there is no quick and easy answer as to just how quick and easy software should be.
https://usabilitygeek.com/is-digital-dumbing-down-desirable/
For almost a decade, we’ve talked about wanting to modernize enterprise software user interfaces (UI) to match consumer software, but we’ve gone about it the wrong way. The modernization of UI was proposed as a solution to meet the increased expectations that enterprise software should be as simple to use and nice to navigate as the applications we use at home from any device. But investing in software UI that merely looks beautiful is a waste of time and resources.
https://diginomica.com/2018/09/05/software-will-never-be-beautiful-its-the-experience-that-counts/
There is a growing focus on user experience and application programming interfaces (APIs) with the ongoing launch of digital propositions in the banking and lending sectors driving this. This is mainly due to the requirements of “millennial” customers.
Many of these customers are used to the look and feel of gaming software, as a result smart phone technology is increasingly being used to deal with applying for and servicing financial services products. To get ahead of this trend, there are currently IT development teams in financial services software businesses working hard to ensure that they deliver a great user experience to users of their software.
https://www.mortgagefinancegazette.com/market-commentary/growing-focus-user-experience-04-09-2018/
For the past few months, I’ve contributed to ChRIS (Childrens’ Research Integration Service) as a user experience (UX) designer.ChRIS is a cloud-based, open source framework for processing medical imaging data; it was originally conceived by a team at Boston Children’s Hospital and successfully executed with help from the Mass Open Cloud (MOC) and Red Hat.
Working on the ChRIS project is fulfilling in a direct way; it applies open source technology and principles to improve patient care. Doctors shouldn’t have to be computer scientists to be able to use the best innovations in medical image processing technology to improve their patients’ outcomes.
Enabling doctors to make use of leading-edge, yet frustratingly esoteric, software to improve patient care is an example of the larger challenge of UX in open source. Open source software is ubiquitous: it’s running and improving systems and services around the world, and sadly has a well-earned reputation for terrible UX. Technology’s core functionality is not enough: a great UX is necessary to unlock its full potential!
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/designing-better-user-experience-open-source-software/
Choosing the right user feedback software, or any type of software for that matter, is a very delicate process for many businesses. Typically, the team (or role) appointed to choosing the software will start by gathering key criteria that is considered important for the business. Then they must find a suitable vendor that meets that criteria and hope that the implementation process goes as smoothly as possible. On the surface this may seem like a fairly simple task, however, according to an IBM study, only 40% (less than half!) of IT projects meet schedule, budget and quality goals.
https://mopinion.com/9-tips-for-choosing-the-right-user-feedback-software/
In the digital era, products no longer can win on capabilities alone. Speed to market and buyer experience now matter just as much to customers as the extent to which a product meets a pressing need or outperforms competitive offerings. Against this backdrop, software developers find themselves under increasing pressure, left with no choice but to develop apps that provide everything customers want, are delivered on time and are continuously updated, all while ensuring a user experience that’s never short of flawless. There’s simply no margin for error, and that’s why more developers than ever are turning to continuous testing.
https://devops.com/the-4-keys-to-effective-continuous-testing/
Improve customer loyalty. Reduce customer churn. Maximize revenue. These are the top reasons why so many organisations have employed Enterprise Feedback Management Software(EFM). Interestingly enough, in a highly competitive market where your competitors are just a click away, we’re seeing that some organisations still haven’t embraced EFM. In fact, according to Destination CRM, only 42% of organisations are using one or more technologies to back their VoC programmes. So why haven’t they all jumped on the bandwagon? Could this perhaps be a matter of not knowing which software to employ? Then we’ve got your covered.
https://mopinion.com/enterprise-feedback-management-efm-software/
As enterprises generate and collect more data than ever from various data sources, the need to aggregate all the data in one place to extract value is growing. This is where data integration software comes in handy. Data integration software lets enterprises combine, manage, and understand all the data from multiple sources in one single platform.
https://mopinion.com/data-integration-software-an-overview/
When it comes to investing in UX for an organisation’s service or product, the question that comes up often is whether it is worth the investment or not. While the added value is not completely quantifiable, the results of great UX are very measurable and real. A study by Forrester showed that companies that invest in UX see lowered costs of customer acquisition, lowered support cost, increased customer retention and increased market share. Furthermore, statistics show that every $1 invested in UX brings $100 in return, which brings the ROI to a staggering 1,000 per cent.
Here’s a look at some of the benefits of implementing UX in apps, software, products and websites.
https://yourstory.com/2019/01/ux-design-offers-great-return-investments/
