User and Task Analysis for Interface Design

By Reinhold Pregla

Vorgestellt wird eine neue Methode zur Pr?fung und Verbesserung der Anwenderfreundlichkeit von Benutzerschnittstellen. Jeder Schritt wird anhand ?bersichtlicher Abbildungen und instruktiver Beispiele erl?utert. Checklisten und Formulare lassen sich leicht abwandeln und so an die Bed?rfnisse des Lesers anpassen. (02/98)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471178314
• ISBN13: 9780471178316
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Practicle tips

This book was the best out of several others that I have read realted to usability engineering or UCD. It had several practical examples and stories attached to each topic. Its excellent for starter as well as proffesionals who are working at companies and have to justify several things. Several formates for reports and other resources are available for conducting a good Users and Task Analysis. More so its really easy and...

Read it before you need it.

If there is one strong message in this book, it is: Go talk to the people who will use your product. It's an important message. Software designers and writers spend too much time with each other developing clever tricks, while the poor user, often left to self-train with a poorly written manual, gives up in frustration. The authors follow their own advice--in addition to telling you how to conduct a site visit to the end...

Great for the practitioner's bookshelf!

I just finished planning a contextual inquiry for a new product. This book covered everything I needed to know, from how to structure the plan to suggestions on what to bring for gifts. I especially like the paragraphs that describe real things that happened to the authors and their friends while doing these studies.If you are considering any kind of site visit or field study in order to learn about the end users of your...

A great practical guide to needs analysis from two masters

It was a joy to find a book that blends theory and practice as well as this one does. It is clearly written from a wealth of professional experience -- stories and examples illustrate almost every important point. The blend of theory and practical advice is just right. The writing style is clear and direct, setting a nice tone for the practitioners (or those just learning) that the book addresses. Hats off to Hackos and Redish...