Combining InterMod agile methodology with usability engineering in a mobile application development

Abstract

This paper focuses on applying usability engineering in the agile methodology called InterMod. The aim of InterMod is to help with the accurate development of high-quality interactive software. This is realized by means of software engineering model-driven activities and continuous assessment in which some usability evaluation techniques have been suitably integrated. The approach here presented has been used in the development process of a mobile application. So, we have proved it is possible to appropriately integrate usability evaluation techniques in agile methodologies, such as InterMod. Furthermore, improvements have been produced since early steps of the development process. On the one hand this integration promotes a development tailored to users' expectations; on the other hand it helps to plan the agile process of activities.