Produced by Industry Usability Reporting (IUSR)project of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the overall purpose of the Common Industry Format (CIF) for Usability Test Reports is to promote incorporation of usability as part of the procurement decision-making process for interactive products. Examples of such decisions include purchasing, upgrading and automating. It provides a common format for human factors engineers and usability professionals in supplier companies to report the methods and results of usability tests to customer organizations.
Leave a Reply