A framework for characterizing usability requirements elicitation and analysis methodologies (UREAM)

Abstract

Dedicated methodologies for the elicitation and analysis of usability requirements have been proposed in literature, usually developed by usability experts. The usability of these approaches by non-expert software engineers is not obvious. In this paper, the objective is to support developers and managers in a software development project in deciding on which methodology to select, taking into account local strengths and weaknesses. We define a framework based on a set of criteria that allow for the comparison of methodologies