Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- PART ONE THE NEED FOR A STRUCTURED HUMAN FACTORS METHOD TO SUPPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
- PART TWO DEVELOPMENT AND OVERVIEW OF MUSE – A STRUCTURED HUMAN FACTORS METHOD
- PART THREE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF MUSE – A STRUCTURED HUMAN FACTORS METHOD
- PART FOUR THE INTEGRATION OF HUMAN FACTORS WITH STRUCTURED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING METHODS
- PART FIVE SYNOPSIS
- Chapter 8 Assessment and Future Development of MUSE and MUSE*/JSD
- References
- Glossary
- Annexes
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
Chapter 8 - Assessment and Future Development of MUSE and MUSE*/JSD
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- PART ONE THE NEED FOR A STRUCTURED HUMAN FACTORS METHOD TO SUPPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
- PART TWO DEVELOPMENT AND OVERVIEW OF MUSE – A STRUCTURED HUMAN FACTORS METHOD
- PART THREE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF MUSE – A STRUCTURED HUMAN FACTORS METHOD
- PART FOUR THE INTEGRATION OF HUMAN FACTORS WITH STRUCTURED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING METHODS
- PART FIVE SYNOPSIS
- Chapter 8 Assessment and Future Development of MUSE and MUSE*/JSD
- References
- Glossary
- Annexes
- Bibliography
- Subject Index
Summary
The old order changeth, yielding place to new…‥
Lord Tennyson, 1809–1892Knowledge advances by steps, and not by leaps.
Lord Macaulay, 1828, Edinburgh ReviewThe following concerns are addressed in this concluding chapter:
An assessment of the development of MUSE and MUSE*/JSD. For instance, have appropriate case-studies and tests been used to support the development and demonstration of the methods?
An assessment of the methodological characteristics of MUSE and MUSE*/JSD. For instance, is their scope of human factors design appropriate? Are requirements identified in Chapters One and Two satisfied by MUSE and MUSE*/JSD, and have they any limitations?
A review of potential developments of MUSE and MUSE*/JSD. For instance, how could the methods be enhanced with respect to (a), (b) and (c) above? What computerbased tools could be developed to support the methods; and should declarative human factors knowledge be collated and integrated with them to facilitate method application at each stage of system development?
These concerns are discussed in turn in the sub-sections that follow.
An Overview and Assessment of Method Development Activities of MUSE and MUSE*/JSD
Generally, activities for developing the methods were implemented as planned, e.g. literature surveys; specification and test of method conceptions; case-study selection, planning and familiarisation; etc. An assessment of how key concerns of method development were addressed is discussed below:
Case-study selection. It was clear that the number of case-studies undertaken specifically to develop and test the methods would be limited by the resources available. Thus, considerable care was devoted to the planning and selection of appropriate casestudies for developing and testing the methods.
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- The Muse Method for Usability Engineering , pp. 262 - 286Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1994