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Needs analysis: the case of flexible constraints and mutable boundaries

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Needs analysis is a prerequisite to effective design, but typically is difficult and time consuming. We applied and extended our methods and tools in a case study helping a mission control group for the International Space Station. This domain illustrates the challenges of information-system domains that lack rigid, immutable, physical constraints and boundaries. We report the successes & challenges of our approach and characterize the situations where it should prove useful.

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    CHI EA '10: CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    April 2010
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    DOI:10.1145/1753846

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    3. planning
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