NEW STANDARD HELPS MAKE SOFTWARE EASIER TO USE

摘要

Nothing drives people more crazy than software programs that are poorly designed, inappropriate for specific tasks and, in general, difficult to use. Employee frustration, wasted work time and decreased productivity attributable to software that isn't usable can be costly for both businesses and individuals. To help remedy the problem, computer scientists at the NIST teamed with U.S. companies to develop a standard way to test and evaluate software usability. The product of the team's effort, the Common Industry Format (CIF) for Usability Test Reports, recently was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).