Writing deliverable: instructions and procedure
Basic Usability Survey
1. Briefly describe why this document is used.
2. Evaluate the content:
· Identify any irrelevant information.
· Indicate any gaps in the information.
· Identify any information that seems inaccurate.
· List other problems with the content.
3. Evaluate the organization:
· Identify anything that is out of order or hard to locate or follow.
· List other problems with the organization.
4. Evaluate the style:
· Identify anything you misunderstood on first reading.
· Identify anything you couldn’t understand at all.
· Identify expressions that seem wordy, inexact, or too complex.
· List other problems with the style.
5. Evaluate the design:
· Indicate any headings that are missing, confusing, or excessive.
· Indicate any material that should be designed as a list.
· Give examples of material that might be clarified by a visual.
· Give examples of misleading or overly complex visuals.
· List other problems with design.
6. Identify anything that seems misleading or that could create legal problems or cross-cultural misunderstanding.
7. Please suggest other ways of making this document easier to use.