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Applying usability engineering in ABB

Published: 14 October 2006 Publication History

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This paper reports experiences from applying simple and flexible usability engineering methods to projects in a large multinational organization. The field of industrial control has traditionally been resistant to employing usability methods due to perceived complexity, difficulties in applying to the wide diversity of project types and low reward. In such an environment, it is difficult to perform thorough, state-of-the-art usability engineering methodologies, as the deadlines, requirements and demands of the development projects are too rigid. As an alternative, this paper presents how a simple and flexible usability engineering model that does not require much effort or cost has been applied to three fundamentally different projects and has proven to yield positive results.

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  • (2023)Strategies for strengthening UX competencies and cultivating corporate UX in a large organisation developing robotsBehaviour & Information Technology10.1080/0144929X.2023.222728443:9(1769-1797)Online publication date: 28-Jun-2023
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NordiCHI '06: Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: changing roles
October 2006
517 pages
ISBN:1595933255
DOI:10.1145/1182475
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Published: 14 October 2006

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  1. industrial experience
  2. project deployment
  3. usability engineering

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  • (2023)Strategies for strengthening UX competencies and cultivating corporate UX in a large organisation developing robotsBehaviour & Information Technology10.1080/0144929X.2023.222728443:9(1769-1797)Online publication date: 28-Jun-2023
  • (2011)To Develop Viable Human Factors Engineering Methods for Improved Industrial UseDesign, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice10.1007/978-3-642-21675-6_41(355-362)Online publication date: 2011

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