Title :
Usability and functionality: A comparison of project managers´ and potential users´ evaluations
Author :
Bayraktaroglu, A.E. ; Calisir, F. ; Gumussoy, C.A.
Author_Institution :
Ind. Eng. Dept., Istanbul Tech. Univ., Macka, Turkey
Abstract :
Users tend to use functional and usable products more frequently. It is also possible that a functional software is not usable or vice versa. Only functionality-focused designs fail to meet usability needs. Therefore, both usability and functionality, which in software design are interrelated, should be taken into account in the design processes. In addition, meeting users´ requirements is one of predictors of project success. Therefore, there should be a match between the expectations of the users and the perception of the project managers with respect to usability and functionality. The aim of this study is to make a comparison of the project managers´ and potential users´ evaluations of the relative importance of usability and functionality factors in a software design project. Analytical Network Process (ANP) was used to analyze the relative importance of the factors.
Keywords :
project management; software management; software reusability; user centred design; analytical network process; design processes; functional products; functional software; functionality-focused designs; project management; project managers; software design project; usability needs; usable products; user evaluations; user requirements; Engineering management; Industrial engineering; Navigation; Project management; Risk management; Software design; Software packages; Software performance; Usability; User centered design; Functionality; software design; usability;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2009. IEEM 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4869-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4870-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373206