1. Cultural Heritage in REGional NETworks REGNET Validation and Preparation of Demonstration – D7

2. 2 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review WP 3 Validation & Preparation Overview of tasks in WP 3 Deliverable 8: Prototype: The REGNET- System: Version 2 Task Briefs T 3.1 Validation of the REGNET demonstrator Responsible: IMAC Interim Report IR 3.1 Methodology of the validation process, test materials Edited by IMAC Due by: 2002-06-30 Deliverable D7: Technical Report: Validation of the REGNET system operation & Preparation of the REGNET - Demonstration Phase" Compiled & Edited by IMAC Due by 2002-06-30 T 3.2 Preparation of the Demonstration Phase Responsible: VALT T 3.3 Implementation of version 2 of the REGNET system Responsible: ZEUS Interim Report IR 3.2 Set up of legal framework, technical infrastructure,... Edited by VALT Due by: 2002-06-30 Interim Report IR 3.3 Edited by VALT Due by: 2002-06-30 Extension: End of September

3. 3 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review WP 3 Validation & Preparation WP 3.1 Validation of the REGNET Demonstrator Next Phase Basis for the demonstration phase: a functional and useable system! A prooved methodology for the testing also outside the consortium. Validate the system To ensure that the system meets (or even exceeds) the expectations of: project partners, end users, EC Develop methodology Define tasks & tools Define reporting procedures Carry out tests Collect feedback (reporting) Define (further) requirements WP 3.3: Handling

4. 4 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review WP 3 Validation & Preparation Validation concept for WP 3.1 Usability Functionality Tasks Content Performance Does it work as promised? ScheduleReporting procedures User Experts Can the (end) user work with the system? Does the content meet expectations? Does it deliver in time, without cracking under heavy load? Test based on functional requirements User exercises, card sorting, heuristics Online tests against defined quality criteria Load and stress tests What? Why? How? + Testing & Training in Group Meetings

5. 5 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review Interviews/ Inspection Questionnaires Checklists Professionals Administrators (people who should work with the system) Developers People who developed the system and must implement changes Internal Test User (Consortium) Experts People with special know-how (e. g. designer which could judge about special aspects of the system ( e. g. usability) Validation PM IMAC Instruments & Guidelines Results (Reporting workflow) WP 3 Validation & Preparation Test strategy - 1st phase WP 4: Demonstration Phase Tests with external user groups

6. 6 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review WP 3 Validation & Preparation Main achievements & results Functionality: Detailed test reports (test cases) Usability: Improvements reported (REGNET Usability Index) Navigation: Revised navigational structure Databases: Individual database reports Test types & reports Integration not fully achieved (data, functionalities) Usability lacks Not all needed functions are realised Incomplete translations Main problems First Strengths & Weaknesses- Profiles Baseline for further development & improvement 1. Functionality 2. Heuristic 3. Card sorting 4. First usability tests

7. 7 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review WP 3 Validation & Preparation WP 3.2 Preparation of the Demonstration Phase CSC Development - Strategies, Business, Infrastructure Services to be offered by CSCs Service & Product Portfolio Identification & Development of (individual) Strategies Region, Languages, Partners, Naming, Legal Framework Infrastructure Working environment, CSC Infrastructure Next: Content Cases to illustrate individual WP 3/ WP 4 scenarios

8. 8 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review 1: not useful, 2: Not necessary, 3: Useful, 4: Mandatory Green: >= 3.5 – Yellow: = 3.5 – Yellow: < 3 Function AITSUSUIMACSPACETARXZEUSMean News & archive 4333243,2 Theme explorer 4444444 Collection 4444444 Virtual tours 4443433,7 Search 4444444 Search guide 4344443,8 Search profile 4343433,5 Copyright 4344433,7

9. 9 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review Function AITSUSUIMACSPACETARXZEUSMean Topic Map Entry 4333443,5 Data Entry 4344443,8 Event Calendar 3243333 Virtual Exhibition 3443333,3 Virtual tours 3242433 Tickets 3233232,7 1: not useful, 2: Not necessary, 3: Useful, 4: Mandatory Green: >= 3.5 – Yellow: = 3.5 – Yellow: < 3

10. 10 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review Function AITSUSUIMACSPACETARXZEUSMean Forum 4232242,8 Guest book 3332242,8 Address book 3332242,8 Job offers 3323222,5 Membership 4344333,5 Feedback 3333443,3 Personalize 4243443,5 1: not useful, 2: Not necessary, 3: Useful, 4: Mandatory Green: >= 3.5 – Yellow: = 3.5 – Yellow: < 3

11. 11 27 March 2003REGNET Final Project Review 1: not useful, 2: Not necessary, 3: Useful, 4: Mandatory Green: >= 3.5 – Yellow: = 3.5 – Yellow: < 3 Function AITSUSUIMACSPACETARXZEUSMean Training catalogue 3242332,8 Event calendar 3242332,8 Cooperative thesauri 3243423 eShop 4444444 Eprocureme nt 4444444 Delivery 4323343,2 Auction 3333243 ePublishing 4344443,8 WAP Access 4323443,3