Usability & Usability Testing Consulting by Usernomics.

Dr. Andre presents invited talk on incorporating human factors inputs into early device design and selection activities and moderates FDA human factors panel at the 2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care...
Dr. Andre presents opening plenary address at the 2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. The symposium was created, organized and chaired by Dr. Andre, in coordination with the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of which he is the Immediate Past President. The symposium, held March 12-14 in Baltimore, was attended by 450 human factors professionals, health care industry representatives, health care provides and regulatory personnel...
IAA/Usernomics has moved our offices and research facility a short distance to the prestigious city of Saratoga, CA. We have built a new custom usability testing facility and welcome the change of venue after 19 years in Cupertino, CA. Click here for pictures of Dr. Andre during the construction of our new lab!...
IAA conducts comprehensive AED/CPR study in France. Read the recent whitepaper to find out which AEDs passed and which failed!...
Dr. Anthony Andre to Chair the HFES 2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care (June 2011)...
Dr. Andre gives webinar presentation on "What Makes a Pre-Filled Syringe Usable and Ergonomic? Critical Human Factors Design Attributes and Interacting Factors, sponsored by the Parental Drug Association (PDA), July 14, 2011...
IAA leads Human Factors program that results in EU and FDA approval for the new Asante "Pearl" Insulin Pump. Details are found at: http://www.asantesolutions.com (June 2011)...
IAA wins contract with Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), the world's largest professional services firm (May 2011)...
Dr. Andre presents "Put Down that Workstation! How Software Usability and Expertise IS Office Ergonomics" as an Invited Speaker of the Bay Area Ergonomics Roundtable, held at the "We've Got your Back!" store in Los Gatos, CA May 18, 2011...
IAA conducted human factors/ergonomics analyses toward optimizing the design and user experience of the Peregrine Wearable Computer Interface ...
IAA helped incorporate ergonomics properties into the new Meglio handle/holder for the iPad. The design serves several common use cases and provides a flexible number of ways to hold, manipulate or stand the device...
Dr. Andre is quoted in recent blog discussing the user experience challenges associated with the recent trend of more complex applications used on mobile devices...
Dr. Andre featured on Dan Mulhern's radio show, "Everyday Leadership", discussing ergonomics in the workplace. (December 2010)...
Dr. Andre starts term as President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (Sept 2010)...
Dr. Andre serves as the Host Chair for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Sept 2010)...
Dr. Andre organized and chaired a recent discussion panel titled "Blasphemy or Pragmatics? When NOT to Follow User-Centered Design Techniques" (Sept 2010)...
Dr. Andre speaks on medical device human factors at the "Universe of pre-filled syringes and injection devices" conference in Las Vegas (October 2010)...
Dr. Andre gives invited presentation "How software usability, expertise and workload impact ergonomics" to the UC Berkeley Ergonomics Summer Institute Course (July 2010)...
Dr. Andre gives invited presentation "To Err is Human, To Foresee is Human Factors: Improving Patient Safety Through Usability Engineering" to the Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference (March 2010)...
Dr. Andre is elected next President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society HFES (August 2009)...
IAA wins the prestigious 2009 User Centered Design Award from the HFES Product Design Technical Group for their design of the Cardiac Science AED PowerHeart G3 Plus (August 2009)...
Dr. Andre is recipient of the San Jose State University, 2009 Davidson College of Engineering Oustanding Lecturer Award (2009)...

	Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
	Usability Professionals Association
	BayCHI
	Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
	Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics

How We Can Assist You With Software and Web Testing...

Usernomics / IAA brings our large testing experience and vast domain knowledge that will ensure you walk away from any software/web usability test understanding the user experience and a clear set of actionable design improvements.

Usability and User Interface Design Consulting

Our Role

Dr. Andre and his staff have developed a unique approach to usability testing that couches the usability findings in the context of key user experience objectives and interface design elements, and provides immediate redesign guidance to our customers.

Our belief as that usability testing is a means to an end; not the end itself. Every study we develop and conduct includes the right mix of measures (empirical, behavioral, and subjective) with tasks and goals that educate the client on what is done well and what areas of the design need improvement. We make sure our client walks away understanding the user experience and have a clear set of changes to make timely decisions on how to respond to the test results.

Testing Procedure

Our full-service usability test includes a complete turn-key process from test development to reporting:

Development of the test design
Writing of participant protocol/s (test scripts)
Provision of test materials (data logs, pre- and post-test surveys)
Participant recruitment, screening, scheduling and payment
Test administration (conducting participants through the protocol/s)
Data recording and behaviors-logging
Analysis of objective, observational, and subjective data
Creation of a video highlights montage
Report generation, including (re)design recommendations

Usability Testing Lab

Our high-technology usability testing lab is configurable and can be set up with a computer workstation to simulate an office or home environment. State-of-the-art video and audio recording capabilities are employed, along with scan conversion for recording 'on-screen' inputs.