Testing - RSS project - Saturday, February 27, 2010

[Heather Leson]

Hi Folks,  Toronto is having a small final CrisisCamp (Haiti) this Saturday.  We have some research to do on Canadian NGOs and next steps for our organization.  We could potentially have some folks do testing for RSS.  

Do you want to create some test cases for us?  What exactly do you want tested?  Can we involve Hunter Whitney? I think he has ux/ui templates started for testing tools for CrisisCommons?

Thanks,

Heather


Heather Leson
Communications Lead
OpenSRS/Tucows Inc.
heathe...@gmail.com
21nig...@gmai.com

[Noel Dickover]

We would love to finish this project and hand it over on Saturday.  Is there something we can do at the CrisisCamp DC this Saturday to help with this?  What skills should we be asking for?

Noel

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703-231-3912 (cell)

[Heather Leson]

Chris P and I created this next steps list for the RSS project

Next steps:

1. Server web application testing continues
2. Need UX/UI Testing of (TEST SITE ONLY not to be distributed as live): http://cc.stealcode.com/
3. The Remainder of the RSS feeds need to be reviewed
   

2. Testing: Toronto can help with #2 if we can get some framework of what should be tested. Suggest that Washington lead this, Toronto assist.

Step #3 validate feed. We could help with this depending on the number of attendees. (Washington could provide general helpers.)
(See the section Feb 13th for stepby step instructions from Boston team)

Heather (TOheather)

Heather Leson
Communications Lead
OpenSRS/Tucows Inc.
heathe...@gmail.com
21nig...@gmai.com

[Hunter Whitney]

On 2/24/10 3:57 PM, "Hunter  Whitney" <hun...@hunterwhitney.com> wrote:

Yes - I’d be happy to help, but would want to know a bit more information about what exactly is needed.  Perhaps a quick call with a project lead would be the most efficient way to do this. Please let me know when you can.

All the best,

Hunter

M: +1.415.385.8489

On 2/24/10 8:29 AM, "Noel Dickover" <ndic...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Hunter Whitney]

This is a great resource and project that could benefit from some
usability feedback and design support.

In order to create the most meaningful use cases/scenarios, it would
be good to list out, in fairly concrete terms, who are the key user
groups, what are the benefits they might derive from using this, and
what tasks they might do here. It would also help to briefly identity
how this compares/contrasts to other feed aggregators/information
resources that the key user groups currently rely upon. That info may
be out there already, but the more distilled, specific and easy to
find in one place it is, the better.

there are some general user testing questions to ask that can be re-
purposed from the examples in the Google CC UX Group...and I'm already
speculating about more specific types of questions revolving around
visually organizing the information, customization, categorization,
sort and filtering of the feeds for maximum usefulness. Ideally, we
can identify people representing the key user groups and ask them some
questions about the viewing, slicing and dicing of all this info.

Just some initial ideas and suggestions. Thoughts?

Hunter

> heatherle...@gmail.com
> 21nighth...@gmai.com

[Heather Leson]

HI Hunter, Chris Penn is the lead on this project. He hasn't responded, so I will.

I can commit to a conference call tonight to work with you on some testing cases. after (8pm et) Can you skype nighthawk_21
This way it can be built and ready for Washington and Toronto to test.

Can anyone else join us?

Heather

Heather Leson
Communications Lead
OpenSRS/Tucows Inc.

heathe...@gmail.com
21nig...@gmai.com

[Hunter Whitney]

Hi Heather,

Thank you for your note.

It looks like I won’t be able to do a call tonight.   How is  tomorrow, Friday 2/26  anytime after 9:00am PT onward?

-Hunter

skype: hunter_whitney

[dsha...@comcast.net]

fyi...Some Chicago folks (Dave Kelly and Dave Barnett) involved in RSS and Usability and attempting to align on this testing already as well I believe will engage on this call too, just update here with final time/number ...thanks...we are running another camp on 03/13 if there is followup work too...

 

thanks,

deborah

[David F. Barnett]

Hello, Heather - Is there a call tonight? 

 

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From: crisis-camp-r...@googlegroups.com [mailto:crisis-camp-r...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Heather Leson
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:27 AM
To: crisis-camp-r...@googlegroups.com
Cc: Hunter Whitney

Subject: Re: [CCRSSA] Re: Testing - RSS project - Saturday, February 27, 2010

[Heather Leson]

Hi David, Deborah, Hunter and all,

I did not hear back from folks, so I assumed that no one was available for an 8pm call tonight.  I have plans tomorrow night so I won't be able to join a call at 9pm.  Do you think that the 3 of you could work on this and have test cases ready for Saturday?

Let me know

Heather


Heather Leson
Communications Lead
OpenSRS/Tucows Inc.
heathe...@gmail.com
21nig...@gmai.com

[David F. Barnett]

I can meet tomorrow evening at 9:00 PM Eastern.

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From: crisis-camp-r...@googlegroups.com [mailto:crisis-camp-r...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Heather Leson

Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:47 PM
To: crisis-camp-r...@googlegroups.com; Hunter Whitney

[Hunter Whitney]

I’m fine for doing a call with anyone who can answer the main project questions, tomorrow, Friday 26th at 9pmET.

Hunter