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User-Centred Engineering [electronic resource] : Creating Products for Humans / by Michael Richter, Markus Fl�uckiger.

By: Richter, Michael [author.].
Contributor(s): Fl�uckiger, Markus [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: VIII, 136 p. 45 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783662439890.Subject(s): Computer science | Computer organization | Software engineering | User interfaces (Computer systems) | Management information systems | Computer Science | User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction | Software Engineering | Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks | Management of Computing and Information SystemsAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 005.437 | 4.019 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- A user-centred process -- The 7�2 most important user-centred techniques -- Getting a handle on UX - planning -- A user-oriented strategy: company-wide UX -- That's life - examples from actual practice.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: A new product can be easy or difficult to use, it can be efficient or cumbersome, engaging or dispiriting, it can support the way we work and think - or not. What options are available for systematically addressing such parameters and provide users with an appropriate functionality, usability and experience? In the last decades, several fields have evolved that encompass a user-centred approach to create better products for the people who use them. This book provides a comprehensible introduction to the subject. It is aimed first and foremost at people involved in software and product development - product managers, project managers, consultants and analysts, who face the major challenge of developing highly useful and usable products. Topics include: The most important user-centred techniques and their alignment in the development process Planning examples of user-centred activities for projects User-oriented approaches for organisations Real-life case studies Checklists, tips and a lot of background information provide help for practitioners.
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Foreword -- Introduction -- A user-centred process -- The 7�2 most important user-centred techniques -- Getting a handle on UX - planning -- A user-oriented strategy: company-wide UX -- That's life - examples from actual practice.

A new product can be easy or difficult to use, it can be efficient or cumbersome, engaging or dispiriting, it can support the way we work and think - or not. What options are available for systematically addressing such parameters and provide users with an appropriate functionality, usability and experience? In the last decades, several fields have evolved that encompass a user-centred approach to create better products for the people who use them. This book provides a comprehensible introduction to the subject. It is aimed first and foremost at people involved in software and product development - product managers, project managers, consultants and analysts, who face the major challenge of developing highly useful and usable products. Topics include: The most important user-centred techniques and their alignment in the development process Planning examples of user-centred activities for projects User-oriented approaches for organisations Real-life case studies Checklists, tips and a lot of background information provide help for practitioners.

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