In most technical-based professions, the worst part of creating new software or programs is testing. The effort of working through bugs, documenting known issues and (worst of all) completing test scripts is nothing short of miserable. However, when the deliverable is for an elite brand like Nike and the products are athletic equipment, the testing process is far less painful...even fun. Below is a video highlighting how Nike recently invited a few lucky players from the Nike Academy to test out some products/technology at Nike Headquarters. Link to video: http://youtu.be/OhaBcNZbzv4I think it is cool to see this technology in action and to learn that professional athletes actually test this equipment, provide feedback and make suggestions for improvement. As Erez Morag, of the Nike Sports Research Lab states in the video, “in order to deliver high quality innovations, we need to work with high quality athletes.” For some reason this fact, which is perfectly logical, never crossed my mind. How can you really know how good equipment is unless it is tested by the best athletes in the world? Just goes to show that no matter what technology is being developed for: NASA, Premier League Athletes or the marketing department down the hall, UAT (User Acceptance Testing) will always play a key role to determine success or failure.
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