The term usability is ubiquitous in human–computer interaction, so much so that it is
commonly used without definition. Rather than one established meaning of usability, there …

Usability evaluation methods (UEMs) are widely recognised as an essential part of systems
development. Assessments of the performance of UEMs, however, have been criticised for …

To develop inclusive design materials that are well suited to design practice and thus more
likely to be adopted, a better understanding of this practice is needed. A triangulated study …

Software companies focusing on Usability Engineering face two major challenges, the first
being the sheer lack of usability specialists leading to missing competences in the industry …

Increasingly, computers are becoming tools of communication, information exploring and
studying for young people, regardless of their abilities. Scientists have been building …

The ideas related to user centred systems design are difficult to implement in organisations
and usability is given low priority in in-house systems development. This problem is …

This thesis focuses on the different aspects of role-play as an approach for user-centred
design of mobile information technology (IT). This is done through development of a …

We analysed four Rational Unified Process (RUP) projects in Switzerland that identified
themselves as following a user‐centred approach. Grounded theory served for analysis of …

Agile development approaches and User-Centered Design (UCD) both strive to build
software that meets the customer's or user's needs. For many software applications, a user …

The paper presents a new concept, Usability Monitoring, and applies it for situational
awareness applications in military Command, Control, Communication, Computers …