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user centred design (UCD)
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user centred design	can be accomplished if developers follow certain guidelines including: Design software based on an understanding of the users' tasks Ensure users are involved in decision making processes Have users work with and give their feedback about prototypes, on-line help and draft user manuals Design the user interface following guidelines for good usability
	can ensure that unnecessary features and functions are not added to the software
	can improve the quality of software
	can improve the system's efficiency of use
	can make the system more attractive so users may be more willing to buy and use it
	can reduce costs associated with changing the system later
	can reduce costs by only developing features that are needed
	can reduce the cost to produce, operate and maintain software
	can reduce the time needed to learn the system
	can reduce training and support costs
	has definition An approach to software engineering using techniques that focus on users and their needs
	helps developers prioritize their work so that the most important features reach the users sooner
	is a subtopic of 7.1 - User Centred Design
	is abbreviated as UCD
	is a kind of design
	requires developers to understand users
design	determines how components will be implemented in a system
	has goals Increasing profit by reducing cost and increasing revenue Ensuring that we actually conform with the requirements, thus solving the customers' problems Accelerating development, which helps reduce short-term costs, and may also ensure the software reaches the market soon enough to effectively compete Increasing qualities such as usability, efficiency, reliability, maintainability, and reusability which can help reduce costs and also increase revenues
	has part detailed design
	has part modelling
	has part programming
	has part software architecture^2
	has part systems engineering
	has part user interface design
	see also design^2

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