A method to elicit architecturally sensitive usability requirements: Its integration into a software development process

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-133

  Rafla, Tamer ^a   Robillard, Pierre N ^a   Desmarais, Michel ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

QAW; Software architecture; Software process; Usability requirements

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER INTERFACES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI); QAW; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CYCLES; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; SOFTWARE PROCESS; SOFTWARE USABILITIES; USABILITY REQUIREMENTS;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 33947672867     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-006-9009-9     Document Type: Article

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