Features for Mobile Feedback Tools: Applying the KANO Method

Feedback tools support end-users in communicating needs and problems when using a software system. However, there are no research results available that discuss if the features provided by a feedback tool, such as screenshot annotation options, influence end-users’ satisfaction with the feedback tool. In our study, we used the KANO method to explore the mobile feedback tool features that affect the end-users’ satisfaction with the tool. We analyzed typical feedback features provided by two mobile feedback tools. Each tool was used by a selected number of end-users for a ten-day period. After that, we asked the endusers about their feature preferences and applied the KANO model to categorize the features. The results show that there are certain features that can influence end-users’ opinion about the feedback tool. These research results can help with the design of future mobile feedback tools that optimally support end-users in providing feedback for software systems.