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Usability Metric – ISTQB Definition

Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team

Official ISTQB Definition

A measure used to assess the usability of a product, such as task success rate, time on task, or system usability scale (SUS) score.

In simple words

Numeric measures of how easy or effective a product is to use.

Exam tip

SUS, NPS, task completion rate, and time on task are the most common.

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