Effectiveness of Simultaneous Blending of User Experience and System Development Lifecycle Models in Application Developments 1

In this paper, we attempt to simultaneously mix the user experience with the system development lifecycle to show the effectiveness of the application from usability perspectives and user experience, we build an application using three different development environments, namely, IBM DB2, Visual Basic, and MS Excel. The study reveals that spontaneous mixture of user experience and system development life cycle models could significantly provide high acceptance of products from different users. Despite the fancy user interface, the analysis indicates that the mixture should be a norm for developing applications. Study also demonstrates the effectiveness of the mixture by ensuring good quality outcomes. In addition, we evaluate the interface and functionalities of the application from the usability standpoint and user’s perspectives.

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