Analysis and Design of Mobile Collaborative Applications Using Contextual Elements

Collaborative mobile applications support users on the move in order to perform a collaborative task. One of the challenges when designing such applications is to consider the context where they will execute. Contextualized applications are easy to adopt by the users; unfortunately the design of contextualized tools is not evident. This paper presents a framework of contextual elements to be considered during the conception, analysis and design phases of a mobile collaborative application. This framework supports developers to identify non-functional requirements and part of the architectural design in order to get contextualized applications. The use of this framework is complementary to any structured software process. A framework use example is also presented as an illustration of its applicability.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: CAI
• Authors: Rosa Alarcón, Luis A. Guerrero, Sergio F. Ochoa, José A. Pino
• Keywords: CAI 2006, Collaborative Mobile Applications, Collaborative Task, Information Technology, Mobile Collaborative Application