• DocumentCode
    275530
  • Title

    Ensuring usability: Aetna´s experience

  • Author

    Sitkin, Irwin J. ; Mason, L. Hardy

  • Author_Institution
    Aetna Life & Casualty, Hartford, CT, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    22-25 Oct 1990
  • Firstpage
    598
  • Lastpage
    599
  • Abstract
    The history of Aetna´s Usability Laboratory, built in 1986 in response to the realization that usability of computers is an important business issue, is recounted. The laboratory´s physical structure and its value to the company are described. A number of conclusions Aetna has reached about how usability engineering is best accomplished in a corporate environment are discussed
  • Keywords
    DP management; human factors; insurance data processing; management information systems; user interfaces; Aetna; Usability Laboratory; business issue; corporate environment; usability engineering; Application software; Cameras; Computer interfaces; Documentation; Insurance; Microcomputers; Microphones; Software testing; Usability; Video recording;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology, 1990. 'Next Decade in Information Technology', Proceedings of the 5th Jerusalem Conference on (Cat. No.90TH0326-9)
  • Conference_Location
    Jerusalem
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-2078-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/JCIT.1990.128336
  • Filename
    128336