... an essential element of systems' development" and its relevance, it is best to first look at the benefits of using a heuristic evaluation. UsabilityNet (2003) outlines the five following benefits of this technique: 1. The method provides quick and relatively cheap feedback to designers. The results generate good ideas for improving the user interface. The development team will also receive a good estimate of how much the user interface can be improved. 2. There is a general acceptance that the design feedback provided by the method is valid and useful. It can also be obtained early on in the design process, whilst checking conformity to established guidelines helps to promote compatibility with similar systems. 3. It is beneficial to carry out a heuristic evaluation on early prototypes before actual users are brought in to help with further testing. 4. Usability problems found are normally restricted to aspects of the interface that are ...

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