"Big Picture" Thinker

There is so much data collected during a usability test, and there is so much data that could be collected during a test that it is very easy to lose sight of the forest for the trees. The test moderator must be able to weed out the significant from the insignificant and this ability takes two concrete forms.
- The ability to draw together all of the various inputs, comments, and data from a single test to form a cohesive picture of a participant's performance.
- The ability to draw together the varied inputs from different test sessions and focus on the most important and critical findings,
1, is very easy to get lost in the details and focus on ^v^lobservations.lHs also easy to be influenced by the last participant and forget all that has before.
An effective test moderator, however, avoids these difficulties by saying focused on the big picture.