Title :
Evolving the software usability engineering process at Hewlett-Packard
Author :
Rideout, Thomas B. ; Uyeda, Kathy M. ; Williams, Evelyn L.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The most important advances in the evolution of human factors engineering (HFE) at Hewlett-Packard have been those that facilitate effective communication and coordination. Establishing effective interdisciplinary design teams, creating and disseminating company and industry standards and guidelines, and extending existence processes to encompass usability engineering concerns have been key to the acceptance and succession of usability engineering
Keywords :
human factors; management; software engineering; Hewlett-Packard; human factors; management; software development; software usability engineering process; Biomedical engineering; Communication effectiveness; Design engineering; Human factors; Knowledge engineering; Product design; Product development; Software testing; Teamwork; Usability;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1989. Conference Proceedings., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1989.71287