Success
Join a workspce via an email, and participant submits a message on the #general channel of the workspace
Duration
9 weeks
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Team/Role
Test Planning, Recruiting,
Usability Testing, Data Analysis
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Tool
Slack, Figma, Zoom, Google Survey
The purpose of this usability test was to learn how usable the Slack workflow in the desktop application is for joining/removing a workspace and creating a private channel. Through this study, we focused on finding the pain points and opportunities for improvement associated with Slack’s workspace and channel functionalities.
Slack Experience
Technical Proficiency
Success
Join a workspce via an email, and participant submits a message on the #general channel of the workspace
Success
Join a workspace via an invite, and participant submits a message on the #general channel of the workspace
Success
Participant submits a message on the new channel of the applicable workspace
Success
Participant receives a confirmation that account has been deactivated from the workspace
After the usability sessions, we analyzed the quantitative and qualitative data.
Key findings were then evaluted and prioritized based on the severity rating.
We identified key usability issues and rated them based on the following scale.
Prevents task completion.
Creates annoyance or hinders task completion.
Limited/does not impact task completion.