Comparative Study of Tools for Collaborative Task Modelling: An Empirical and Heuristic-Based Evaluation

  • Authors:
  • Jesús Gallardo;Ana I. Molina;Crescencio Bravo;Miguel Á. Redondo;César A. Collazos

  • Affiliations:
  • Escuela Superior de Informática Departamento de Tecnologías y Sistemas de Información, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;Escuela Superior de Informática Departamento de Tecnologías y Sistemas de Información, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;Escuela Superior de Informática Departamento de Tecnologías y Sistemas de Información, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;Escuela Superior de Informática Departamento de Tecnologías y Sistemas de Información, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;Grupo IDIS Departamento de Sistemas- FIET, Universidad del Cauca, Colombia

  • Venue:
  • Groupware: Design, Implementation, and Use
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Within groupware systems, collaborative modelling systems play an important role. They are useful and promising tools for many fields of application. One of these fields in which collaborative modelling tools can be useful is the design and systematic development of usable User Interfaces (UI) using task models. In this paper, the use of a generic modelling groupware system, SPACE-DESIGN, is proposed for task modelling using CTT, one of the most used notations in this area. In order to evaluate the utility of the approach, a comparative study with two groups of experienced users and a heuristic evaluation using some well-known frameworks have been made. Results and conclusions of the evaluation are discussed.