Heuristic Evaluation

Expert review of a product against established usability principles to identify potential issues.

Budget

low

Timeline

short

Team Size

single

Goals

evaluation usability

Pros

  • ✓ Quick to implement
  • ✓ No user recruitment needed
  • ✓ Identifies common usability issues
  • ✓ Cost-effective

Cons

  • × Doesn't involve actual users
  • × May miss context-specific issues
  • × Quality depends on evaluator expertise
  • × Can be subjective

Example Use Case

Evaluating a new dashboard interface against Nielsen's usability heuristics before conducting user testing.

Additional Use Cases

  • • Interface evaluation
  • • Compliance with usability standards
  • • Quick assessment before user testing