The usability concept has now received such a wide recognition in information technology
(IT) development that working with usability can be regarded as a profession in its own right …

The engagement mode (EM) model describes how an IT user (subject) engages in an
activity with an object in a certain mode. The model specifies five engagement modes …

This paper reports on an evaluation of the usability designer role as applied in two Swedish
systems development organisations. The role was initially defined by us, but evolved in …

Cette thèse porte sur les outils des opérateurs chargés de la planification et de
l'ordonnancement de la maintenance dans une entreprise de télédiffusion. Nous nous …

This paper critically examines user-centeredness as a multidimensional concept along four
aspects: as user focus; as work-centeredness; as user participation; and as system …

It is widely accepted that users should be involved in the development of interactive systems.
However, involving users in interactive systems development is challenging, especially in …

Usability is an important concept that seems to receive less attention than it deserves
outside of the core Human–Computer Interaction community. The reason for this apparent …

In the thesis a theoretical exploration concerning the significance of information technology
in everyday life is conducted. The main question advanced is how the reflexive nature of …

The work described in this paper is focused on an approach for implementing in real
working contexts the guidelines of user-centred design contained in formal standards and in …

Ce texte présente une vision historique de l'évolution de notre pratique d'ergonomes dans la
conception des Interactions Homme-Machine, au sein d'une grande entreprise industrielle …