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User-derived impact analysis as a tool for usability engineering

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M. Good,

T. M. Spine,

J. Whiteside,

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CHI '86: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 241 - 246

https://doi.org/10.1145/22627.22378

Published: 01 April 1986 Publication History

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A unified approach to improved usability can be identified in the works of Gilb (1981, 1984), Shackel (1984), Bennett (1984), Carroll and Rosson (1985), and Butler (1985). We term this approach “usability engineering,” and seek to contribute to it by showing, via a product development case study, how user-derived estimates of the impact of design activities on engineering goals may be made.¹

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CHI '86: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 1986

362 pages

ISBN:0897911806

DOI:10.1145/22627

ACM SIGCHI Bulletin Volume 17, Issue 4
Special issue: CHI '86 Conference Proceedings
April 1986
346 pages
ISSN:0736-6906
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