Report Formats
It is advantageous to use a standard format for writing up usability
reports. The reasons for this include:
- Your clients will be familiar with the layout of information
in your reports
- The structure acts as a checklist in case you've missed something
out
- Reports from different labs are comparable
- There is a common consensus as to what should appear in a report.
The Common Industry Format (CIF) is due to become an international
standard, and you can download version 1.1 (public domain)  CIF
on IUSR or the US standard version 2.02 (for around $18.00)
for purchase.
An older format was proposed in 1992 by the EC MUSiC project, and
has since been modified and extended in the light of usage. Versions
of this format are public domain and are available from the Baseline
web site, in both .doc and .rtf formats. [Baseline
report format] |
