Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Towards the Design of Effective Formative Test Reports (23 Nov 2005) Perhaps it is predictable, since the motto of the usability professional is “it depends,” but there was not one element that appeared in all of the sample reports. One proposed rule even pointed out that a report might not always be necessary. If no one will read it, don’t write a report. With that said, however, the most basic elements - some information about the participants, a description of the tasks or activities, and some form of results and recommendations - were the core of all of the reports. Article URL: http://www.upassoc.org/upa_publications/jus/2005_november/formative.pdf Read 64 more articles from Usability Professionals Association sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Usability for the Masses          Books about Usability | Information Architecture | Information Visualisation | Technology History This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy