Case study: Integrating usability activities in a software development process

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-306

  Hoegh R Th ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Action research; Software development; Usability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INTEGRATION; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

ACTION RESEARCH; CASE STUDIES; COMPUTING SYSTEMS; HUMAN FACTORS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES; USER EXPERIENCE;

RESEARCH;

EID: 48249089264     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290701766325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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