Maturing Usability: Quality in Software, Interaction and Value

✍ Scribed by Silvia Abrahão, Emilio Iborra, Jean Vanderdonckt (auth.), Effie Lai-Chong Law, Ebba Thora Hvannberg PhD, Gilbert Cockton MA, PGCE,PhD, CITP, FBCS, FRSA (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 446
• Series: Human-Computer Interaction Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Maturing Usability" provides an understanding of how current research and practice has contributed towards improving quality from the perspectives of software features, interaction experiences and achieved value.

Divided into three parts, ‘Quality in Software’ looks at how using development tools can enhance usability of a system, and how methods and models can be integrated into the development process to produce effective user interfaces. ‘Quality in Interaction’ addresses theoretical frameworks on the nature of interactions; techniques and metrics for evaluation interaction quality; and the transfer of concepts and methods from research to practice. Finally, ‘Quality in Value’ assesses the impact that a system has in the real world, focusing on increasing the value of usability practice for software development and on increasing value for the users.

A balance between theoretical and empirical approaches is maintained throughout, and all those interested in exploring usability and emerging usage qualities in human-computer interaction will find this a very useful book.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Usability Evaluation of User Interfaces Generated with a Model-Driven Architecture Tool....Pages 3-32
Software Quality Engineering: The Leverage for Gaining Maturity....Pages 33-55
Connecting Rigorous System Analysis to Experience-Centered Design....Pages 56-74
Tailoring Usability into Agile Software Development Projects....Pages 75-95
Model-Based Evaluation: A New Way to Support Usability Evaluation of Multimodal Interactive Applications....Pages 96-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Systems Usability — Promoting Core-Task Oriented Work Practices....Pages 123-143
Usability Work in Professional Website Design: Insights from Practitioners’ Perspectives....Pages 144-167
Characterizations, Requirements, and Activities of User-Centered Design—the KESSU 2.2 Model....Pages 168-196
Remote Usability Evaluation: Discussion of a General Framework and Experiences from Research with a Specific Tool....Pages 197-221
Utility and Experience in the Evolution of Usability....Pages 222-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Usability and Users’ Health Issues in Systems Development — Attitudes and Perspectives....Pages 243-266
Usability Evaluation as Idea Generation....Pages 267-286
Putting Value into E-valu-ation....Pages 287-317
HCI and the Economics of User Experience....Pages 318-343
The Future of Usability Evaluation: Increasing Impact on Value....Pages 344-378
A Green Paper on Usability Maturation....Pages 381-424
Back Matter....Pages 425-429

✦ Subjects

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Software Engineering