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The Semiotics of Usage-Centred Design

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  1. School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Victoria University of Wellington, 600, Wellington, New Zealand

    J. Ferreira

  2. School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Victoria University of Wellington, 600, Wellington, New Zealand

    J. Noble

  3. Human-Oriented Technology Laboratory, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

    R. Biddle

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    Pierre-Jean Charrel

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Ferreira, J., Noble, J., Biddle, R. (2007). The Semiotics of Usage-Centred Design. In: Charrel, PJ., Galarreta, D. (eds) Project Management and Risk Management in Complex Projects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5837-0_12

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