Description
Book SynopsisOf related interest. Design for Success A Human-Centered Approachto Designing Successful Products and Systems William B. Rouse Thisgroundbreaking book offers a comprehensive, methodologicalframework for the human-centered design of complex systems. Thisdynamic new approach to system design includes four phases --naturalist, marketing, engineering, and sales and service -- whichcover the entire product life cycle, including:
* Evaluating users'' needs and preferences
* Concept and market evaluation of alternative ways to satisfythese demands
* Detailed design and engineering evaluation of products andsystems
* Fielding and ongoing in-use evaluation
A wide variety of methods and tools is discussed within thismethodological framework. Applications are illustrated with casestudies of actual applications in a variety of industries. Thisbook makes human-centered design very concrete and readilyapplicable to practical and realistically complex design problems.How to guidan
Table of ContentsOutline of the Model.
Culture and Religion.
Science and Technology.
Elaboration and Integration of the Model.
Understanding the Marketplace.
Enabling the Enterprise.
Settling Sociotechnical Disputes.
Resolving Political Conflicts.
Enabling Change.
Indexes.
