4.4.25 Small-scale real-life testing and experimentation
Version 1.1 by Evdokimos Konstantinidis on 2021/10/21 15:31
Description: An experiment is a small-scale and short-term preliminary study conducted to evaluate feasibility of the suggested product or service and to improve it based on the testing result. Testing includes a small number of test participants who are representing the real end-users of the target group.
R&D service categories: Testing and validation
Key characteristics in living lab context
- Usually lab-based studies
- Can mostly involve qualitative feedback
- Testing quality and user satisfaction,
Objectives:
- verify that the develop solution will work also in real-life setting,
- evaluate usability before engaging more people in testing,
Methods: testing in real-life setting with real users, survey, sensors, interview, survey, observation, diaries, qualitative/quantitative methods, pre and post measurement
Tools: validate questionnaires