TY - GEN
T1 - Usability Evaluation Methods for Software Development
T2 - 8th International Conference on Advanced Software Engineering and Its Applications, ASEA 2015
AU - Paz, Freddy
AU - Pow-Sang, José Antonio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2016/3/11
Y1 - 2016/3/11
N2 - Usability is currently one of the most important aspects of software quality. Developers are aware that if a software product does not meet user's expectations regarding usability, the entire project might fail. For this reason, several usability evaluation methods have emerged and nowadays are employed from early phases of the software development process. However, the literature reports a wide range of techniques for this purpose. In this way, the choice of a suitable method for a particular scenario has become a difficult decision. Through a systematic mapping review about the use of usability evaluation methods in software development contexts, we have identified the most commonly used techniques. A total of 228 case studies were selected for this review. We found that (1) Questionnaire, (2) User Testing and (3) Heuristic Evaluation were the most frequent. This study is intended to be a guide for scholars in this area.
AB - Usability is currently one of the most important aspects of software quality. Developers are aware that if a software product does not meet user's expectations regarding usability, the entire project might fail. For this reason, several usability evaluation methods have emerged and nowadays are employed from early phases of the software development process. However, the literature reports a wide range of techniques for this purpose. In this way, the choice of a suitable method for a particular scenario has become a difficult decision. Through a systematic mapping review about the use of usability evaluation methods in software development contexts, we have identified the most commonly used techniques. A total of 228 case studies were selected for this review. We found that (1) Questionnaire, (2) User Testing and (3) Heuristic Evaluation were the most frequent. This study is intended to be a guide for scholars in this area.
KW - evaluation methods
KW - human-computer interaction
KW - systematic mapping review
KW - usability
KW - user-centered design
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84964816250&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ASEA.2015.8
DO - 10.1109/ASEA.2015.8
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84964816250
T3 - Proceedings - 8th International Conference on Advanced Software Engineering and Its Applications, ASEA 2015
SP - 1
EP - 4
BT - Proceedings - 8th International Conference on Advanced Software Engineering and Its Applications, ASEA 2015
A2 - Kim, Haeng-kon
A2 - Kiumi, Akingbehin
A2 - Kim, Tai-hoon
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 25 November 2015 through 28 November 2015
ER -