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Learnings from 100+ reviews of Usability Tests

The Advanced Level Certification for Usability Testing (CPUX-UT) has now been in existence for over eight years. The curriculum has been refined over the years. Based on more than 100 usability tests conducted during the practical examination, Rolf Molich, Bernard Rummel and Susanne Waßerroth have now summarized their findings as examiners and published them in an article in UXPA Magazine.

You can read all the results at:
https://uxpamagazine.org/improve-your-usability-tests-learnings-from-evaluating-100-plus-usability-tests/

2 months ago

New Curriculum “Essentials in UX and HCD Management” (CPUX-M)

Our new curriculum “Essentials in UX and HCD Management” (CPUX-M) has been technically finalized. This curriculum focusses on the following subjects:

  • The challenges of HCD management
  • Business terms that every UX professional should know
  • UX and HCD management and leadership
  • Crafting and driving UX vision
  • Creating a shared HCD culture
  • HCD maturity
  • Boosting HCD maturity
  • Measuring the business value of HCD activities
  • Risk management
  • Ethical design and sustainable design

The curriculum is supposed to be taught within a one-day-course. The examination for CPUX-M consists of 40 multiple-choice questions as in all of our multiple-choice examinations. Candidates will not need to hold a CPUX-F certificate for taking the examination for CPUX-M. The Examination Regulations for CPUX-F also apply for CPUX-M.

We will now start the translation of the curriculum into German. Also, the secret and public test questions need to be created and evaluated. The English version of the CPUX-M curriculum is already available for download. The German version of the curriculum will be available latest by September 30, 2022. The public exam questions will be published on the UXQB website latest by August 31, 2022.

4 months ago

And here comes the 40th recognized training provider for the CPUX certification scheme!

The International Usability and User Experience Qualification Board (UXQB) is proud to announce USE-Ing. GmbH in Stuttgart Germany as their 40th recognized training provider for the certification scheme “Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience (CPUX)”.
USE-Ing. GmbH offers eye- and motion tracking, inspection-based evaluation, use-related risk assessment, task analysis and user research for interactive systems across industries.
View our full list of recognized training providers.

5 months ago

UXQB announces 39th recognized training provider for the CPUX certification scheme

The International Usability and User Experience Qualification Board (UXQB) welcomes diva-e NEXT GmbH as their new recognized training provider for the certification scheme “Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience (CPUX)”.
diva-e NEXT GmbH is a leading provider in digital strategy, corporate development, digital performance optimisation and digital transformation management. diva-e NEXT GmbH has offices in Germany, Bulgaria and the USA.

View our full list of recognized training providers.

7 months ago

UXQB Experts talk about Usability and User Experience in Software Quality Magazine (“SQ mag”)

The new edition of the SQ mag lets experts who develop and teach the “Certified Professional for Usability and User Experience (CPUX) explore User Experience & Usability from multiple perspectives including usability from a product manager’s perspective, understanding the process of creating a human-centered system, getting started with usability and user experience in your organization, and more. To receive your personal free copy of the SQ mag, simply register at https://www.sq-mag.com/ and download the latest edition.

1 year ago