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An iterative approach to system design that relies on stories of user interaction as the source of guidance for design requirements.

Introduction
Task Scenarios
Create Scenarios

Book Excerpts
‘Scenario-based Usability Engineering’ from ‘Usability Engineering: Scenario-based Development of Human-Computer Interaction’ by Mary B. Rosson, John M. Carroll

Key Articles
Channeling Creativity: Using Storyboards and Claims to Encourage Collaborative Design (PDF)
Overview of the Scenario-Based Framework
Scenarios in practice
TEAUS: Task Exploration and Analysis Using Scenarios (PDF)
Tell me the story: the unifying role of scenarios in conceptual design
Working Through Task-Centered System Design (PDF)

 

Recommended Books

 
Usability Engineering
  Usability Engineering: Scenario-based Development of Human-Computer Interaction
Author: Mary Beth Rosson, John M. Carroll

Usability Engineering: Scenario-Based Development of Human-Computer Interaction is a radical departure from traditional books that emphasize theory and address experts. This book focuses on the realities of product development, showing how user interaction scenarios can make usability practices an integral part of interactive system development. As you'll learn, usability engineering is not the application of inflexible rules; it's a process of analysis, prototyping, and problem solving in which you evaluate tradeoffs, make reasoned decisions, and maximize the overall value of your product.
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