The Agile UX Development Lifecycle: Combining Formative Usability and Agile Methods

Kieffer, Suzanne; Ghouti, Aissa; Macq, Benoît

doi:10.24251/hicss.2017.070

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“…In a similar setting, Kieffer et al [16] applied agile methods in combination to formative usability to the development of an application for patients with diabetes. In reporting the challenges, the authors mention i) the access to users in the medical context, ii) the recruitment process that took about six months in total, iii) the time to get the study protocol validated by an ethical committee, which was four months.…”

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Agile development for vulnerable populations

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Casati

2018

Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society

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In this paper we draw attention to the challenges of managing software projects for vulnerable populations, i.e., people potentially exposed to harm or not capable of protecting their own interests. The focus on human aspects, and particularly, the inclusion of humancentered approaches, has been a popular topic in the software engineering community. We argue, however, that current literature provides little understanding and guidance on how to approach these type of scenarios. Here, we shed some light on the topic by reporting on our experiences in developing innovative solutions for the residential care scenario, outlining potential issues and recommendations. KEYWORDSAgile development, human-centered design, vulnerable populations ACM Reference Format:

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Section: Engineering For Vulnerable Populationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agile development for vulnerable populations

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Casati

2018

Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society

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“…The agile development life cycle centered on user experience (UX-ADLC) allows iteratively evaluating system interfaces based on the results of the previous iteration. The evaluation also includes the errors and usability problems encountered [15]. Thus, usability studies are an essential aspect of technology development [16].…”

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“…This is the reason why designers need to meet usability and user experience objectives while adhering to agile principles of software development. Formative and summative usability tests are methods of evaluating software products widely adopted in user-centered design (UCD) [15] and agile UX development lifecycle. Both approaches are frequently used in the development of software applications.…”

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“…Rapid formative usability should be carried out so as to fulfill UX goals while satisfying end users' needs. Formative usability is used as an iterative test-and-refine method performed in the early steps of a design process, in order to detect and fix usability problems [15]. Summative usability allows for assuring, in later phases of the design, the quality of the user experience (UX) for a software product in development.…”

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“…Usability can be studied through software evaluation methods widely accepted in user centered design (UCD) [15]. It can be formative or summative [8].…”

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A Systematic Review of Usability and Accessibility in Tele-Rehabilitation Systems

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Acosta-Vargas²,

Rybarczyk³

2019

Assistive and Rehabilitation Engineering

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The appropriate development of tele-rehabilitation platforms requires the involvement and iterative assessments of potential users and experts in usability. Usability consists of measuring the degree to which an interactive system can be used by specified final users to achieve quantified objectives with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a quantified context of use. Usability studies need to be complemented by an accessibility assessment. Accessibility indicates how easy it is for a person to access any content, regardless of their physical, educational, social, psychological, or cultural conditions. This chapter intends to conduct a systematic review of the literature on usability and accessibility in tele-rehabilitation platforms carried out through the PRISMA method. To do so, we searched in ACM, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases for the most relevant papers of the last decade. The main result of the usability shows that the user experience predominates over the heuristic studies, and the usability questionnaire most used in user experience is the SUS. The main result of the accessibility reveals that the topic is only marginally studied. In addition, it is observed that Web applications do not apply the physical and cognitive accessibility standards defined by the WCAG 2.1.

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