Unidentified Users of Design Documentation
(2021) 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021 In Communications in Computer and Information Science 1498 CCIS. p.11-16- Abstract
When working with system development and design, one is urged to write design documentation. The design document should be constructed in a specific way and should include all necessary information. However, the users of the design document are not stated and seem to be secondary. This study's aim is therefore to investigate who the users are. A literature review was conducted to answer the question. The literature showed that design documentation is a tool to communicate design and it should include relatable information. The essential role of design documents within software projects were also discussed and hence, they are included in this study. The literature review revealed that the system developer and the individuals which are... (More)
When working with system development and design, one is urged to write design documentation. The design document should be constructed in a specific way and should include all necessary information. However, the users of the design document are not stated and seem to be secondary. This study's aim is therefore to investigate who the users are. A literature review was conducted to answer the question. The literature showed that design documentation is a tool to communicate design and it should include relatable information. The essential role of design documents within software projects were also discussed and hence, they are included in this study. The literature review revealed that the system developer and the individuals which are involved in the production of the software is the users. To investigate this further, a hypothesis was formed and thereafter an observation was done, where videos of system developers were observed. The observation showed that system developers do not verbalize the importance of design documentation. Secondly, the study showed how unidentified the users are and that the discussion of who they are is limited. Furthermore, the design documentation is a valuable tool for communicating amongst other designers but if the documentation is not read, it is argued to be a waste of valuable time. The results presented within this study, therefore indicates that a definition of who the user is of design documentation is required.
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- author
- Cadier, Agnes
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Communication tool and human computer interaction, Design documentation, Users
- host publication
- HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Posters - 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings
- series title
- Communications in Computer and Information Science
- editor
- Stephanidis, Constantine ; Antona, Margherita and Ntoa, Stavroula
- volume
- 1498 CCIS
- pages
- 6 pages
- publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
- conference name
- 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2021
- conference location
- Virtual, Online
- conference dates
- 2021-07-24 - 2021-07-29
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85119821036
- ISSN
- 1865-0929
- 1865-0937
- ISBN
- 9783030901752
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-90176-9_2
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 17c0d418-2933-4932-b5d6-5d1194d3e399
- date added to LUP
- 2021-12-15 09:30:34
- date last changed
- 2024-03-23 15:55:27
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abstract = {{<p>When working with system development and design, one is urged to write design documentation. The design document should be constructed in a specific way and should include all necessary information. However, the users of the design document are not stated and seem to be secondary. This study's aim is therefore to investigate who the users are. A literature review was conducted to answer the question. The literature showed that design documentation is a tool to communicate design and it should include relatable information. The essential role of design documents within software projects were also discussed and hence, they are included in this study. The literature review revealed that the system developer and the individuals which are involved in the production of the software is the users. To investigate this further, a hypothesis was formed and thereafter an observation was done, where videos of system developers were observed. The observation showed that system developers do not verbalize the importance of design documentation. Secondly, the study showed how unidentified the users are and that the discussion of who they are is limited. Furthermore, the design documentation is a valuable tool for communicating amongst other designers but if the documentation is not read, it is argued to be a waste of valuable time. The results presented within this study, therefore indicates that a definition of who the user is of design documentation is required.</p>}},
author = {{Cadier, Agnes}},
booktitle = {{HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Posters - 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Proceedings}},
editor = {{Stephanidis, Constantine and Antona, Margherita and Ntoa, Stavroula}},
isbn = {{9783030901752}},
issn = {{1865-0929}},
keywords = {{Communication tool and human computer interaction; Design documentation; Users}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{11--16}},
publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media B.V.}},
series = {{Communications in Computer and Information Science}},
title = {{Unidentified Users of Design Documentation}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90176-9_2}},
doi = {{10.1007/978-3-030-90176-9_2}},
volume = {{1498 CCIS}},
year = {{2021}},
}