The Industry US ability Reporting (IUSR) Project seeks to help potential corporate consumers of software obtain information about the usability of supplier products, to measure the benefit of more usable software, and to increase communication about usability needs between consumers and suppliers. Human factors and software engineers have developed a Common Industry Format (ANSI/NCITS 354–2001) for sharing usability information. Four pilot studies were conducted by industry which verify its usefulness in procurement and assess the costs and benefits of including usability test results in the software purchase process. Use of the Common Industry Format can increase communications across corporate boundaries and help improve the usability of software for consumers. The standard may also be applicable to setting usability requirements, and measuring usability of websites, hardware, and universal access.
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