The NYC chapter of the User Experience Professionals' Association. Follow us on Linkedin: https://t.co/F3HHbdb9mm (Formerly @NYCUPA) WE SEEK TO BRING TOGETHER PROFESSIONALS FROM THE MARKETING, DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIESSO THAT WE MAYSHARE OUR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES AND CREATE A FORUM FOR LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. A ROUGH DEFINITION OF A USABILITY PROFESSIONAL IS SOMEONE WHO SAMPLES THE INTERACTION BETWEEN A USER AND AN APPLICATION OR PRODUCT, MEASURES THE RESULTS, AND PRESENTS FINDINGS TO A TEAM, OR MANAGEMENT. THIS IS USUALLY DONE TO SET A BASELINE, DISCOVER AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, VALIDATE CHANGES, OR SOME COMBINATION OF ALL OF THESE. USABILITY TESTING CAN BE ITERATIVE, DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF A PROJECT, AND IT CAN BE AS FORMAL OR INFORMAL AS THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENT ALLOWS. A CORE CONCEPT OF USABILITY INVOLVES TESTING WITH PROTOTYPES BEFORE ANY LIVE CODE IS DEPLOYED.