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The Usability Engineering Lifecycle: A Practitioner's Handbook for User Interface Design [Paperback]

Deborah J. Mayhew (Author)

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Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 1 edition (Mar 22 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1558605614
ISBN-13: 978-1558605619
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 19 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #565,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A commitment to usability in user interface design and development offers enormous benefits, including greater user productivity, more competitive products, lower support costs, and a more efficient development process. But what does it mean to be committed to usability? Inside, a twenty-year expert answers this question in full, presenting the techniques of Usability Engineering as a series of product lifecycle tasks that result directly in easier-to-learn, easier-to-use software.
You'll learn to perform a complete requirements analysis and then incorporate the resulting goals and constraints in a highly structured, iterative design and development process. This process doesn't end with installation but instead begins anew with the collection of user feedback that will guide further development. Also covered are organizational issues related to the implementation of Usability Engineering, including cost justification, project planning, and organizational structures.

* Unites all current UE techniques in a single, authoritative resource, presenting a coherent lifecycle process in which each clearly defined task leads directly the next.
* Teaches concrete, immediately usable skills to practitioners in all kinds of product development organizations-from internal departments to commercial developers to consultants.
* Contains examples of actual software development projects and the ways in which they have benefited from Usability Engineering.
* Deals in specifics, not generalities-provides detailed templates and instructions for every phase of the Usability Engineering lifecycle.
* Pays special attention to Web site development and explains how Usability Engineering principles can be applied to the development of any interactive product.

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Deborah Mayhew unites all current UE techniques is a single, authoritative resource, presenting a coherent lifecycle process in which each clearly defined task leads directly to the next. The book teaches concrete, immediately usable skills to practitioners in all kinds of product development organizations--from internal departments to commercial developers to consultants.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My Bible, Dec 27 2001

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I have never written a review before, but I am so impressed with this book - it is indispensable. I particularly like the way the information is presented - very readable. Also valuable are the sections that address shortcuts and alternatives for applying techniques in the real world. I often am called to get involved during and after development and have to adapt "perfect world" techniques into very short cycles. This is a must have for people in our profession.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Step-by-Step Usability Engineering, Sep 19 2000

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An excellent overview of the usability engineering process. Inlcudes samples deliverables and templates. A must have for usability experts in the real world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A pratical process with material ; can be integrated in UP, Jun 23 2000

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This book is great ! Really ! I pratice OO development especially following RUP. This book describe a full Usability process, with activities, guidelines, workload estimation and artifacts. You can directly put it at work, because you naturally see why an activity leads to another. All the book is good, even if it seems heavy (500+ pp), there is no waste of space. As a RUP practitioner, it's very easy to integrate this approach into the RUP and it naturally fits with Use Cases. Believe me: get it !

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy for human computer engineers
This book gives concrete data on the "how-to" of usability engineering and realistic data regarding the *selling process* of these concepts to management. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good reference for big projects
Perhaps the first attempt to put a professional, repeatable engineering process onto UI Design for improved usability of systems and products. Read more

Published on July 18 1999