Usability considerations in developing a graphic interface for intra office communications

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Abstract

This paper outlines the basis of incorporating functional features in a new GUI based software under development for addressing comprehensive communication and interaction needs within an office environment. Bench marking of features in existing communication software products such as Microsoft Outlook, IBM Lotusnotes, Office Communicator, Mozilla Thunderbird etc. was done by asking a set of questions related to the usage of these existing softwares. Usability issues were identified through a user survey involving 30 subjects of varied profiles (domain, designation, age etc.) in a corporate office. It is posited that existing software products that have been developed for a universal market may be highly underutilized or have redundant features especially for use as an intra office (within the same office) communication medium. Simultaneously they may not cater to some very contextual requirements of intra office communications. Based on the findings of the survey of feature preferences & usability of existing products, a simple 'person to person' communicating medium for intra office situations was visualized with a new interactive GUI. Usability issues that need to be considered for a new intra-office product have been brought out. © IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2010.

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Yammiyavar, P., & Jain, P. (2010). Usability considerations in developing a graphic interface for intra office communications. In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (Vol. 316, pp. 224–234). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11762-6_18

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