User-System Interface Design in System Acquisition.
Abstract
The user-system interface (USI) to computer-based information systems can require a sizable investment in software design. This report discuss tools and methods developed at ESD/MITRE under Project 5720 that show promise for improving USI design in the acquisition of computer-based information systems. A checklist of functional capabilities can be used to help define USI requirements, and to generate draft functional specifications. A comprehensive compilation of guidelines for USI design can provide the basis for establishing system-specific design rules. Illustrative samples are presented to indicate contractual mechanisms for applying these tools, including reference in system contractors, and stipulation of deliverable data items to document USI design. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA140956
Entities
People
- Sharon L. Smith
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation