Implementing usability methods into CMMI-compliant software development process

Abstract

Usability methods are described in many books, online articles and well-known standards as ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and CMMI (Capability of Maturity Model Improvements). Nevertheless there are not that many organizations in Russia and the rest of the World where the whole process is based on the human-centered design principles. As the result we have plenty of products which do not serve us as they should and many projects which overrun their budgets dramatically or fail. We keep losing money, making the same mistakes over and over again. This is true not just for some small and inexperienced companies but also for the medium and large organizations.