A Systematic Mapping Review of Software Usability Metrics

  • Authors

    • Braulio Murillo
    • Jose Pow-Sang
    2018-07-27
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.13.16327
  • Human-computer interaction, software usability, systematic mapping review, usability metrics, user-centered design.

  • Abstract

    The importance of usability in software applications is growing day by day, because it is increasingly the competitiveness of organizations to always offer better tools that meet the needs of their customers and users. However, there is no single instrument to measure the usability of software. There are several techniques to evaluate software usability, these evaluations being quantitative and qualitative. The main way to quantitatively evaluate a software product is by using software usability metrics. The present study performs a systematic mapping review to determine if there are experiences that use software usability metrics.

     

     


     

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    Murillo, B., & Pow-Sang, J. (2018). A Systematic Mapping Review of Software Usability Metrics. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.13), 72-75. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.13.16327

    Received date: 2018-07-26

    Accepted date: 2018-07-26

    Published date: 2018-07-27