heuristic evaluation
nounUK /hjʊˈrɪstɪk ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
US /hjʊˈrɪstɪk ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
A way to check if something is easy to use by having experts look at it and find problems.
The team did a heuristic evaluation of the app before releasing it to users.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method where a few experts judge a product against a set of usability rules.
The heuristic evaluation found several buttons that were hard to find.
3. A quick check of a design using general rules of thumb instead of testing with real users.
Before the user tests, they ran a heuristic evaluation to catch obvious issues.
4. An inspection technique in which evaluators list usability problems and rate their severity.
The heuristic evaluation report ranked each problem from minor to critical.