TY - GEN
T1 - Usability and functionality
T2 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2009
AU - Bayraktaroglu, A. E.
AU - Calisir, F.
AU - Gumussoy, C. A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - 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 functionalityfocused designs fail to meet usability needs [1]. Therefore, both usability and functionality, which in software design are interrelated, should be taken into account in the design processes [2]. 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.
AB - 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 functionalityfocused designs fail to meet usability needs [1]. Therefore, both usability and functionality, which in software design are interrelated, should be taken into account in the design processes [2]. 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.
KW - Functionality
KW - Software design
KW - Usability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77949514392&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373206
DO - 10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373206
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77949514392
SN - 9781424448708
T3 - IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
SP - 2019
EP - 2023
BT - IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Y2 - 8 December 2009 through 11 December 2009
ER -