A systematic approach to evaluate enterprise ontologies using testing techniques of software usability

this paper introduces a systematic for evaluating the enterprise ontologies using software usability testing techniques. The objective is to support developers of enterprise ontologies to verify if the ontology that has been developed is easy and simple to use and navigate as well as if it eases the content addressed understanding. Inconsistencies in the content can also found. The systematic adapts software usability testing techniques with the users’ participation in an organized and objective way. A case study is presented for the evaluation of an enterprise ontology considering the processes of the software quality model MPS-SW. The results contributed for improvements in the ontology, because it was possible to correct inconsistencies and problems in the organization and relationships of the content.