Practical usability in XP software development processes

ACHI 2012 - 5th International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 208-217

  Hussain, Zahid ^a,c   Lechner, Martin ^b   Milchrahm, Harald ^b   Shahzad, Sara ^b   Slany, Wolfgang ^b   Umgeher, Martin ^b   Vlk, Thomas ^b   K̈offel, Christina ^c   Tscheligi, Manfred ^c   Wolkerstorfer, Peter ^c  

^a Quaid e Awam University   (Pakistan)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c Center for Usability Research & Engineering Austria   (Austria)

Author keywords

Agile methods; Extreme programming; Usability; User experience; User centered design

Indexed keywords

AGILE METHODS; EXTREME PROGRAMMING; USABILITY; USER CENTERED DESIGNS; USER EXPERIENCE;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84883224180     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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