Understanding Your Users: A Practical Guide to User Requirements Methods, Tools, and Techniques

by Catherine Courage, Kathy Baxter (Author)

The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies

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Today many companies are employing a user-centered design (UCD) process, but for most companies, usability begins and ends with the usability test. Although usability testing is a critical part of an effective user-centered life cycle, it is only one component of the UCD process. This book is focused on the requirements gathering stage, which often receives less attention than usability testing, but is equally as important. Understanding user requirements is critical to the development of show more a successful product. Understanding Your Users is an easy to read, easy to implement, how-to g show less

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The quite solid and comprehensive work. Among the two dozen books I have read on this subject, it stands out obviously. I found a lot of nuances especially regarding interview sessions and an interpretation of the analysis
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Understanding Your Users: A Practical Guide to User Requirements Methods, Tools, and Techniques
Original publication date
2005-01-11

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Technology, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Art & Design
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004.019Computer science, information & general worksComputer science, knowledge & systemsComputer sciencestandard subdivisionsPhilosophy and theoryPsychological principles; Human-computer interaction, human factors, usability
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QA76.9 .H85 .C69ScienceMathematicsMathematicsInstruments and machinesCalculating machinesElectronic computers. Computer science
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