CMM Takes a 'U' Turn

When we speak of software development we look at the different methodologies that can help support our endeavors across different platforms. We got agile, iso, cmm, six sigma and so many others. And then we have the ‘U’ or usability as I call it which supports all of these very neatly.

Usability Maturity Model. Hmmm….
But as usability is growing as a practice and as an essential element of Software Development there are newer ways of looking at usability itself as a unique factor in business.

Link

Personally this is a great move, to give UCD a better shape amidst growing non-clarity

Some links for your enlightenment:
(BTW : I read that UMM is based on 18529)


http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/~anirudha/institutionalizingHCI.htm :
http://www.usabilityviews.com/uv003824.html : the pdf link has a article
http://www.processforusability.co.uk/Usability_test/html/umm.html : the ISO 18529
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/eusc/r_usability_assurance.html
http://www.usability.serco.com/trump/documents/Maturity_assessment.ppt.pdf
http://www.kessu.oulu.fi/HCI2000_Jokela.pdf : A must read

comment anyways on what you think where usability or rather UCD is headed