Notes

Metrics: Quality in use

Nigel Bevan (1997)

Product quality “as the totality of characteristics of an entity that bear on its ability to satisfy stated and implied needs [of the product]”

External vs Internal Quality
6 categories:

Functionality,
Reliability,
Usability,
Efficiency,
Maintainability,
Portability

Measures of quality in use

User-perceived quality; satisfaction of product in context
User’s needs expressed as a set of behavioural requirements of the system

Effectiveness
Efficiency
Satisfaction


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