Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Assessment Item 2 Part A


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PART A

The report files the findings of a usability test of the website http://www.nvi.com.au. On March 27 this usability test was performed by GRIDDEX Solutions. The intention behind this usability test was to access the usability for the users of NVI website.
There are some characteristics of the website which are positive
o   The user thinks the picture with the text is nice and give the smooth effect
o   The headline are big enough to catch attention
o   The contrast for the navigation stands out on white background
o   The Name of the website looks good in red colour.
Some areas required some enhancements
o   Too much information on home page but still manageable
o   News website should be updated frequently
o   Links should be provided with news headlines
Areas need improvement [DialogDesign]
o   Quality issue: the pages are too long to load, need to separate presentation layer. Using of CSS is better option
o   Search problem: There is no search facility available on the website. Required a search option
o   Broken links: Links for different pages need to be fixed.
Griddex Solutions reports based on the usability problems which were found during the test.
o   Quality should be increase by limiting the size of the image.
o   CSS should be used instead of JavaScript for getting similar results.
o   HTML tags elements and attributes should be avoided to decrease load time
o   Search option should be included fot customer need
o   News should be break down in different sections.

Fahad MEMON
GRIDDEX Solutions

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