Boxes And Arrows : The Design Behind the Design

Patrick C. Walsh

31 Reputation points | Submitted 1 stories | Posted 32 comments

I have been involved with Quality management in the automotive industry for more than 25 years and I came to IA through producing online Quality and Environmental manuals for automotive component supply companies.
I have developed and expanded the concept of the online manual to include relevant internal and external information required to (hopefully) maintain and increase the organisation's effectiveness. I have realised that the effectiveness of the system relies on how the information is formatted, linked and structured. I have developed an enterprise information system for a large, complex local government department and am presently employed at the BBC as an information architect.

Stories written by Patrick C. Walsh

• A Map-Based Approach to a Content Inventory [24 comments]

Comments made by Patrick C. Walsh

• Good article. Its nice to hear someone talking about EIA. I … [1 points]
• I feel that IA as practiced for the internet does not altoge… [0 points]
• Couldn't agree more. I work at creating and maintaining inte… [1 points]
• I think the list could go on and on. I am doing a small surv… [1 points]
• Masood, tried the link but all I got was an erro… [0 points]
• I am a great fan of Darwin who is sadly misunderstood in som… [0 points]
• I totally agree with your approach. In my experience the dat… [0 points]
• Nice to hear a reference to '5S' and kaizen as I have worked… [0 points]
• Just finished my MSc based on how IT, IA and KM can be harne… [0 points]
• Robert: Thanks. Your sales figures have just increased by on… [0 points]
• Austin, I was interested in this when you raised … [1 points]
• Austin, I'd be happy to contribute in any way. Ple… [0 points]
• Donna, Looked up your article after finding you on … [0 points]
• I like this approach. Scoring is similar to Failure Modes an… [2 points]
• As I work in enterprise IA I find this of great interest. Ma… [0 points]
• When I try to explain in an enterprise setting what I do peo… [0 points]
• If an IA is persistent, talented and willing to tackle inter… [1 points]
• Jamie, Thanks for your comments. I agree totally.… [0 points]
• Emily, Sorry you are having trouble downloading th… [0 points]
• Noah, Many thanks for your comments. A consisten… [0 points]
• Melissa, Many thanks for your comments. As I s… [0 points]
• Mabel, Nice to know we think alike! I agree tha… [0 points]
• I have been contacted offline regarding whether the database… [0 points]
• Terrific article. I especially liked your emphasis on the IA… [0 points]
• Melissa, Many thanks for your comments. I hones… [0 points]
• Ellen, Thanks. I couldn't agree more. I used to wor… [0 points]
• Joe, I'll contact B & A and ask if they can make a … [0 points]
• Sorry for posting again but the stencil and guidance on the … [0 points]
• Peter, Excellent article. As someone who has spent… [0 points]
• Looking at Jim's comments above one of the tools that the Ja… [0 points]
• Something I've heard a lot since getting into IA...it depend… [0 points]
• My intranet was about that size when I developed this - htt… [0 points]