What is ISO/IEC 25063 - Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability: Context of use description about?
ISO/IEC 25063 specifies the contents of both high-level and detailed descriptions of context of use for an existing, intended, designed, or implemented system, product, or service. The context of use description is applicable to software and hardware systems, products or services (excluding generic products, such as a display screen or keyboard). The description of the context of use is intended to be used as part of system-level documentation resulting from development processes such as those in ISO 9241-210 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 process standards.
ISO/IEC 25063 also describes the purposes for which context of use descriptions are used and identifies the intended users of the context of use descriptions. While this International Standard specifies the required content elements of a context of use description, it does not prescribe any particular structure or layout for documenting the context of use.
Who is ISO/IEC 25063 - Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability: Context of use description for?
ISO/IEC 25063 on Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability: Context of use description is useful for:
- Business Analysts
- Requirements Developers or Usability and Accessibility Specialists
- Product managers
- Marketing Specialists
Why should you use ISO/IEC 25063 - Common Industry Format (CIF) for usability: Context of use description?
The human-centered design approach of ISO 9241-210 is well established and focuses specifically on making systems usable. Usability can be achieved by applying human-centered design and testing throughout the life cycle. In order to enable a human-centered approach to be adopted, it is important that all the relevant types of information related to usability (information items) are identified and communicated. This identification and communication enables the usability of a system to be designed and tested.
ISO/IEC 25063 provides a framework and consistent terminology for describing the context of use of an interactive system. It is intended to assist developers in documenting and communicating usability-related information through the system development life cycle.
The description of the context of use specified in ISO/IEC 25063 provides common information that is needed for use in conjunction with the other information items that are to be produced relating to human-centered design. Information about the context of use provides a basis for designing a product that is usable in the intended context of use and helps maintain a human-centered design focus within the project.
