Effective user involvement in product development by improving the analysis of user needs

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 457-473

  Kujala, S ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Field studies; Product development; Requirements elicitation; User involvement; User need analysis; User centred design

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FIELD STUDIES; REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION; USER INVOLVEMENT; USER NEED ANALYSIS; USER-CENTRED DESIGN;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 56549102848     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290601111051     Document Type: Article

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