The standard of user-centered design and the standard definition of usability: analyzing ISO 13407 against ISO 9241-11

  • Authors:
  • Timo Jokela;Netta Iivari;Juha Matero;Minna Karukka

  • Affiliations:
  • Oulu University, Oulu, Finland;Oulu University, Oulu, Finland;Nokia, Oulu, Finland;Nokia, Oulu, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Latin American conference on Human-computer interaction
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

ISO 9241-11 and ISO 13407 are two important standards related to usability: the former one provides the definition of usability and the latter one guidance for designing usability. We carried out an interpretative analysis of ISO 13407 from the viewpoint of the standard definition of usability from ISO 9241-11. The results show that ISO 13407 provides only partly guidance for designing usability as presumed by the definition. Guidance for describing users and environments are provided but very limited guidance is provided for the descriptions of user goals and usability measures, and generally for the process of producing the various outcomes.