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Subject:Re: Diff Betw. QA and Usability Testing From:"Bergen, Jane" <janeb -at- ANSWERSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 12 Jan 1998 11:40:10 -0600
QA Testing makes sure the program works the way the engineer intends it
to.
Usability testing makes sure the program works the way the user
wants/needs/expects it to.
Most companies do a fair job of QA testing, but smaller orgs (like mine,
unfortunately) tend to skimp on usability testing.
Jane
On Monday, January 12, 1998 11:01 AM, Gina Hertel
[SMTP:Ghertel -at- ALPHA88 -dot- COM] wrote:
> What is the difference between QA testing and Usability Testing?
> Are they two different things?
> Is one a compnent part of the other?
> Is there overlap?
> TIA!
>
> Gina Hertel
