Imagine if you will information architecture as a pimply-faced, malcontent teenager. IA is eager to express and redefine itself. It wants to be an individual yet accepted by its peers. It is simultaneously aggravated and apathetic about its parents, mentors, and role-models. It is a bit of a mess, but a wonderful, beautiful mess with…
Deliverables and Documentation
At a recent job, my department faced large budget cuts. When the dust had cleared, I found I had become a UX group of one. This didn’t come with a corresponding slowdown in work – in fact, following a major rewrite of our call center application, our department was already struggling to keep pace with…
The Shallow Dive
How to Survive When UX Meets Budget Cuts
This is an excerpt from from Kim Goodwin’s excellent Designing for the Digital Age. It is quite long, so we’ve broken it into several sections. Many thanks to Ms. Goodwin and Wiley for allowing us to share this with our readers. Understanding the Business The General Stakeholder Interview The Marketing Stakeholder Interview The Engineering Stakeholder Interview The…
The General Stakeholder Interview
This is an excerpt from from Kim Goodwin’s excellent Designing for the Digital Age. It is quite long, so we’ve broken it into several sections. Many thanks to Ms. Goodwin and Wiley for allowing us to share this with our readers. Understanding the Business The General Stakeholder Interview The Marketing Stakeholder Interview The Engineering Stakeholder Interview The…
The Marketing Stakeholder Interview
This is an excerpt from from Kim Goodwin’s excellent Designing for the Digital Age. It is quite long, so we’ve broken it into several sections. Many thanks to Ms. Goodwin and Wiley for allowing us to share this with our readers. Understanding the Business The General Stakeholder Interview The Marketing Stakeholder Interview The Engineering Stakeholder Interview The…
The Engineering Stakeholder Interview
This is an excerpt from from Kim Goodwin’s excellent Designing for the Digital Age. It is quite long, so we’ve broken it into several sections. Many thanks to Ms. Goodwin and Wiley for allowing us to share this with our readers. Understanding the Business The General Stakeholder Interview The Marketing Stakeholder Interview The Engineering Stakeholder Interview The…
The Sales Stakeholder Interview
This is an excerpt from from Kim Goodwin’s excellent Designing for the Digital Age. It is quite long, so we’ve broken it into several sections. Many thanks to Ms. Goodwin and Wiley for allowing us to share this with our readers. Understanding the Business The General Stakeholder Interview The Marketing Stakeholder Interview The Engineering Stakeholder Interview The…
Interviewing Executives and SME Stakeholders
And Everyone Else
This is an excerpt from from Kim Goodwin’s excellent Designing for the Digital Age. It is quite long, so we’ve broken it into several sections. Many thanks to Ms. Goodwin and Wiley for allowing us to share this with our readers. Understanding the Business The General Stakeholder Interview The Marketing Stakeholder Interview The Engineering Stakeholder Interview The…
A Stakeholder Interview Checklist
This is an excerpt from from Kim Goodwin’s excellent Designing for the Digital Age. It is quite long, so we’ve broken it into several sections. Many thanks to Ms. Goodwin and Wiley for allowing us to share this with our readers. Understanding the Business The General Stakeholder Interview The Marketing Stakeholder Interview The Engineering Stakeholder Interview The…
Project Management for Stakeholder Interviews
And Our Exciting Conclusion
Boxes and Arrows is delighted to share this excerpt from Kim Goodwin’s excellent Designing for the Digital Age. When I recently taught a class on user experience design, I found few good resources on gathering business requirements. I was so happy when I cracked open Kim’s book and found exactly what my students needed. And…
Understanding the Business
How to Get Good, Usable Requirements, Part One