A case study of Microsoft Bing Dictionary client

Objective

This personal homework is for Microsoft Bing Dictionary client case Analysis, I personally is the first time I know this software (not very out of it), the usual days are used Youdao dictionary to look up the word, so I first went to Baidu the background of the Bing Dictionary, "Bing Dictionary is Microsoft's first English-Chinese intelligent Dictionary." Not only can provide Chinese and English words and phrases query, but also has a number of features such as the comparison of terms, can help in English writing. "(Baidu Encyclopedia of the first sentence) after the download used a bit, I downloaded the iOS and pc -side, the first side to start the evaluation.

First part Research, evaluation

Evaluation:

Software bug, functional evaluation, black box test ( device: IPhone 6,window 7)

I have been using this for a long time, really did not find any major bug, only on the mobile phone and ipad side feel there are some minor use problems, convenience above suggestions, but according to the definition of the "Construction law": The behavior of the software is not the same as the user's expectations is a bug. I found it too:

1. The mobile phone can not register Microsoft account, only login. It is recommended to add registration function.

2. The sliding return operation is different from the mainstream iOS app to increase the learning cost for users, see:

I choose College English four level vocabulary, the right to slide back is unable to go back to the previous menu, but to display the list this and mainstream applications such as QQ's operation is not satisfied (as shown), QQ can first return to the previous menu after the recall

List of. The user wants to return the last time need to click on the upper left corner of the return key, not conducive to one-handed operation also violates the user logic, it is recommended to go back to the top menu.

3. I feel that the first reason not to allow registration is not impossible, but Microsoft does not want to let the user mobile phone can easily register, Microsoft hope that users can register on the PC and then use on the mobile phone, so that the increase in the installed rate, but also allows users to experience the PC and mobile phone-side synchronization. The second slide Returns the reason why the operation violates the logic, I feel that this group of designers is designed only for the design, they usually use windowphone, in order to do the project using iOS, but do not know the daily life of iOS users. User Experience :

1. Introduction to the background and needs of the interviewed audience

Name	Xiao xxx
Sex, age	Male, 21
Income	1000 Living expenses per month
Scale and importance of representing users	Both are more than 80%
Typical scenario	Find the explanation of the word, sentence translation, listen to the recording
Living/Working Conditions	Beat it, listen to the song, watch the video
Knowledge levels and Competencies	Undergraduate in reading, CET4 through
Motive, purpose, difficulty	In the study and life need to learn English, reading English literature, test 6 grade. Difficulty: ① English documents too many words, affecting efficiency. There is no good way to ② this word
Preference	Listen to English songs, watch American movies

2. Use the features of the 10-30-minute Bing dictionary for interview objects

3. Describe the user's use of the product process, the user's problem solved it? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the software in data volume/interface/function/accuracy? Is there a problem with the user experience?

4. What are the user's suggestions for improving the product?

5. Conclusion: After so much work, you must have a good reason for the next evaluation of this software, please choose a conclusion:

If there have been similar to the query word software, such as Youdao, I do not recommend replacement, after all, re-create a software like the previous use of the word is a vast project. The convenience offered by Bing is not enough to support the time cost of regenerating the word book.

Bing is a good choice for the first time to use the query class software.

The

second part

of the analysis

Refer to section 8.6 for work estimates, and 14.1 sections on the quality of software engineering

Using all the features of this software (including Bing dictionary back words, Word challenges, oral exercises, etc.), contact the second part of the analysis to estimate how much time this project will take (team size is around 6 people, computer university graduates, and have professional UI support). Analyze the software's current merits (compared to similar software) and infer an important part of the team's ability to improve software engineering (specific recommendations).

Part III recommendations and planning

Refer to the position and priority of function in the 8th chapter of the Law of Construction, chapter 9th project Manager

There are a lot of improvements to this software.

· If you are a project manager, how can you improve and win in the competition?

· What kind of products are there in the market now?

· What kind of features do you want to design?

· Why do you want to do this instead of other features?

· Why does the user use your product/feature?

· Where is your innovation? can be analyzed with NABCD.

· If you were to lead the team, what would be different?

· If your team has 5 people, 4 months, you as a project manager, how should you configure roles (development, testing, artwork, etc.)?

· Describe what your team does every week during the 16 week period in order to release the software as scheduled in the 16th week.

A case study of Microsoft Bing Dictionary client