A UCD Method for Modeling Software Architecture.

User-centred design (UCD) is a complement to software design approaches rather than a replacement for them. It implies that UCD concentrates on the process of modelling knowledge about usage of a system rather than on representation of technical features and constraints particular for software design. However, there still lacks a seamless support for the transformation process from usage to design because of the non-linear property of the process. In this paper, we present the ADOI (Another Dimension of Information) approach that aims at providing support for contextual development. Due to its declarative specifications ADOI allows explicit conceptualization of usage, as well as of contextual linkage required for the transformation. A conceptualization-driven architecture is in ADOI open with respect to different perspective for the user interface and the system. As a result, ADOI realizes the role of a complement by providing a development support that can be integrated with different design approaches.