This part of ISO9241 enables users of standards related to software ergonomics to identify ergonomics standards particularly relevant to software development, gain an overview on the content of software-ergonomics standards, understand the role of software-ergonomics standards in specifying user requirements as well as designing and evaluating user interfaces and understand the relationship between the various standards.
The software-ergonomics standards are applicable to all those software components of an interactive system affecting usability, including:
The range of standards discussed in this part of ISO9241 includes general International Standards relating to software ergonomics, International Standards for processes and methods related to software ergonomics and software-ergonomics standards.
This part of ISO9241 provides summary information on standards relevant to the following professions: