Assessing the semiotic inspection method: the evaluators' perspective
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This paper presents an assessment of the Semiotic Inspection Method aimed at understanding its costs, benefits, advantages and disadvantages from the evaluators’ perspective. We applied a questionnaire to novice evaluators and interviewed the authors of the method (representing the experts’ evaluators). An analysis of the responses shows interesting insights and characteristics of the method.
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