TITLE:
Framework of User Participation for the Interface Design in the SaaS Layer
AUTHORS:
Zayra Jaramillo, Miguel Vargas-Lombardo
KEYWORDS:
Cloud Computing; Interaction; Interface; SaaS; User Design; User Experience
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.6 No.5,
May
20,
2013
ABSTRACT:
The development of software as a
service represents a great advantage for the users of cloud computing, such as
users of small, medium or large organizations. All these users possess
different characteristics, which must be taken into account as reference for the interface
development of a software product. This paper considers the element of
a user experience model, with the purpose of getting to know
the different features that must be taken into account during the development
of software as a service. This also involves the participation of different
types of users of the SaaS layer model together with the users’ interaction skills level. This paper offers a framework of the
involvement actors in the design of a software interface as a service, with the
objective of identifying their participation outside and within the
organization. The purpose is to create an interface centered on the user,
involving clients and experts to work collaboratively; and get usable software as a
service application.