Christian Crumlish introduces a series on the messy realities and the honest lessons of failure. Read on to see how you can participate.
Lessons From Failure (Series Introduction)
How IAs Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Bombs
Learning From Others
When Google talks, people listen. Designer Leland Rechis presented the inside scoop on Google Mobile to a packed house in New York last month, and Max Lord was there to pan for nuggets. After polishing them up a bit, he now shares them with us.
Lessons From Google Mobile
iTunes Download mp3 Del.icio.us Pod-safe music generously provided by Sonic Blue I had the pleasure of talking with Jeff Lash and Chris Baum on their two part article, Transitioning from User Experience to Product Manager. We talk about how more and more UX professionals are looking at taking on the role of a…
Transitioning from User Experience to Product Management
Podcast with Jeff Lash and Chris Baum
In part one, Michael shared how to navigate company politics to set up great stakeholder interviews. Here he covers his five tips for navigating company politics, avoiding client bias, and eliciting the information you need to inform your design.
Setting Up Business Stakeholder Interviews Part 2
Gathering business requirements from stakeholders is critical to good design, but setting up quality interviews can be tough. Tossing out the org chart may be the best way to figure out who really wields influence over a company’s website.
Setting Up Business Stakeholder Interviews, Part 1
As interactions proliferate, so does the content that supports them. Why should software professionals take a step back and examine their content from a philosophical perch? Rachel Lovinger takes a look at content strategy and the benefits of its perspectives.
Content Strategy: The Philosophy of Data
Most IA tools and methods focus on the users and the content being developed for websites. Jorge Arango uses the ideas from anthropologist Edward Hall as a starting point to dig deep into the idea of context, its variations, and the impacts on how people interpret information.
Deep Context
Part 2 What will you need to leave behind to enter the wine-and-roses world of Product Management? In Part 2 of this series, Jeff Lash and Chris Baum give us a preview of what’s in store for your new role and give us tips on how to prepare.
Transitioning from User Experience to Product Management
Part Two
Part 1 Is there a smart and graceful way to transition into a product manager role? Chris Baum and Jeff Lash talk about the differences between product management and design and increasing your influence.
Transitioning from User Experience to Product Management
Part One
The topic of test subject compensation generates a lot of conversation.. how do you motivate test participants?
Testing Incentives: The Best Way to Pay
A Short Look at Participant Compensation