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The Schaffer-Weinschenk Method of user-centered design

What is The Schaffer-Weinschenk Method?

Welcome to The Schaffer-Weinschenk Method, your complete usability roadmap. Over the last 20 years, the technical staff at Human Factors International, Inc. has assembled the best practices for optimizing user experience. Now you can access HFI's time-tested methodology—and make it the basis for your organization's usability program. HFI's Schaffer-Weinschenk Method incorporates sophisticated usability knowledge into a step-by-step process.

The Schaffer-Weinschenk Method is a user-centered design process that makes your usability efforts precise, consistent and efficient. HFI has completed more than 2,200 user interface projects for America's leading organizations, setting the standard in usability consulting. By following the Schaffer-Weinschenk Method, HFI has maintained an on-time, on-budget rate of 98%.

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The Schaffer-Weinschenk Method exemplifies ISO methodology  

In her paper "Usability Engineering – Quality Approach (ISO 13407)", Anjoo Navalkar discusses the forthcoming ISO 13407 standard which provides a framework for user-centered development.

In her paper she outlines process models for ensuring usability, including The Schaffer-Weinschenk Method™ of user-centered design.

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