%M J.CACM.31.4.428
%T Cost/benefit analysis for incorporating human factors in the software
lifecycle
%A Mantei, Marilyn
%A Teorey, Toby J.
%J Communications of the ACM
%D 1988
%V 31
%N 4
%P 428-439
%W http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/42404.42408
%X New software engineering techniques and the necessity to improve the user
interface in increasingly interactive software environments have led to a
change in traditional software development methods. Methodologies for
improvement of the interface design, an overview of the human factors element,
and cost/benefit aspects are explored.