Development of a measure to assess the quality of user-developed applications

Building on work in software engineering and in end-user computing, this study developed and assessed a measure of user-developed applications quality. The quality construct comprises eight dimensions: reliability, effectiveness, portability, economy, user-friendliness, understandability, verifiability, and maintainability. In turn, each quality dimension is composed of a set of criteria. Finally, each criterion is measured by a series of items. The instrument was tested by means of a survey involving 110 end-users. Confirmatory factor analysis, using the partial least squares technique, was conducted. The results indicate that the 56-items instrument is reliable and valid, and that it can be a useful tool for researchers and for practitioners alike.<<ETX>>

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