Maturing Usability gives readers an understanding of how current research and practice has contributed towards improving the quality of software features, interaction experiences, and value. Part One, Quality in Software, looks at how development tools can enhance usability of a system and how methods and models can be integrated into the development process to produce effective user interfaces. Part Two, Quality in Interaction, addresses theoretical frameworks on the nature of interactions; techniques and metrics for the evaluation of interaction quality; and the bridge from concepts and methods to practice. Finally, Part Three, Quality in Value, assesses the impact that a system has in the real world, focusing on increasing the value of usability practice for software development and for the user.

Three major perspectives of evaluating quality are addressed, quality in software, quality in interaction and quality in value Includes chapters on new methods/approaches that will enhance the field of usability

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Quality in Software.- Usability Evaluation of User Interfaces Generated with a Model-Driven Architecture Tool.- Software Quality Engineering: The Leverage for Gaining Maturity.- Connecting Rigorous System Analysis to Experience-Centered Design.- Tailoring Usability into Agile Software Development Projects.- Tailoring Usability into Agile Software Development Projects.- Quality in Interaction.- Systems Usability Promoting Core-Task Oriented Work Practices.- Usability Work in Professional Website Design: Insights from Practitioners' Perspectives.- Characterizations, Requirements, and Activities of User-Centered Designthe KESSU 2.2 Model.- Remote Usability Evaluation: Discussion of a General Framework and Experiences from Research with a Specific Tool.- Utility and Experience in the Evolution of Usability.- Quality in Value.- Usability and Users' Health Issues in Systems Development Attitudes and Perspectives.- Usability Evaluation as Idea Generation.- Putting Value into E-valu-ation.- HCI and the Economics of User Experience.- The Future of Usability Evaluation: Increasing Impact on Value.- A Green Paper on Usability Maturation.