Mobile devices are changing the face of enterprise applications. And Oracle is staying at the front of this trend by investing in studies that research how and why people are using their mobile devices—whether the devices are smartphones, tablets, or a combination of devices. …

The new buzzword in the business world is gamification. Recently, members of the Oracle Applications User Experience team have actively explored gamification and its uses in the enterprise work space. Team members have conducted research and run focus groups to better understand… 

A picture is worth a thousand words… but who knew Oracle’s visual components could start an ongoing, open-ended conversation? That is precisely what happened when Oracle’s Human Capital Management (HCM) User Experience (UX) team conducted a ..

A couple of years ago, I went to Montana as part of an effort to improve Oracle’s financial applications. Montana’s state government uses Oracle software to manage its financials, and along with other researchers, designers, and strategists, I went to listen to and observe the people…

When you think about Oracle Applications, a delicious meal is unlikely to come to mind -- but perhaps it should. The way Oracle’s Patanjali Venkatacharya explains it, someone dining on fine French food and someone using an enterprise application have a lot in common. And here’s why…

The Oracle Applications User Experience team traveled to Birmingham, England, to conduct onsite product usability tests in December 2008 at the UK Oracle User Group Conference (UK OUG). We knew many European customers would be at the conference and thought it would be…

It has become increasingly important to better understand the mobile environment of today’s workforce, and to understand how people are using mobile devices, in which contexts, and how they may be using such technologies in unanticipated ways…

At Oracle, we believe in getting our user interface designs right. To accomplish this, we ask users about their wants and needs, and we observe them using existing and proposed software. A variety of users, including customers, partners, and end users, are involved depending on the product…

Recently, Oracle’s HCM UX team, or Human Capital Management user experience team, conducted a set of Customer Feedback Sessions on Fusion prototypes at a user conference in Las Vegas. It was an immense undertaking, and well worth the effort. The team gathered critical feedback…

“Eye tracking” is an important new usability research tool that enables Oracle Applications User Experience team members to determine where a user’s visual attention is focused during online tasks. This information helps drive interface design decisions, so that tasks can be completed…

Oracle’s user experience team, or UX team, subscribes to a user-centered design philosophy, where the wants and needs of the user are given attention at every stage of the design process. The team members know that by observing and listening to Oracle’s users, we will be able to create…