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Assessing Usability Attributes and Metrics: Causes and Causalities in SCADA Systems for the Forestry Industry

Authors:
Eino Haikonen
Anne-Maarit Majanoja

Keywords: User Experience (UX); Industry survey; Usability metrics and attributes; SCADA Control/ supervisory system; Root-cause; Causality

Abstract:
As operations and systems become more complex, usability and user experience become increasingly critical. Organizations invest significant resources to enhance usability, yet identifying context-dependent root causes remains challenging. This paper describes a usability study conducted by a Finnish forestry company on a Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) control system. The study utilized academic research to identify key usability attributes and metrics, which formed the basis of a comprehensive usability questionnaire. Analysis of survey responses underscores the importance of situational analysis and identifying cumulative and causal influences on end-user perceptions of usability.

Pages: 13 to 18

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2024

Publication date: September 29, 2024

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4235

ISBN: 978-1-68558-194-7

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from September 29, 2024 to October 3, 2024