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Cost/benefit analysis for incorporating human factors in the software lifecycle

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Marilyn M. Mantei,

Toby J. TeoreyAuthors Info & Claims

Communications of the ACM, Volume 31, Issue 4

Pages 428 - 439

https://doi.org/10.1145/42404.42408

Published: 01 April 1988 Publication History

Abstract

New software engineering techniques and the necessity to improve the user interface in increasingly interactive software environments have led to a change in traditional software development methods. Methodologies for improvement of the interface design, an overview of the human factors element, and cost/benefit aspects are explored.

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