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The Many Facets of Taxonomy

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This is the third in a series that has become real-life examples of taxonomies found in my kitchen. Part 3 of “Taxonomy of Spices and Pantries” looks at where and how facets can be used as multiple categories for content. Building the business case for taxonomy Planning a taxonomy The many facets of taxonomy Card sorting a kitchen taxonomy Tree testing Taxonomy governance Best practices of enterprise taxonomies Using my disorganized kitchen as an analogy, I outlined in part 1

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Findability / Search and Metadata

Building the Business Case for Taxonomy

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How often have you found yourself on an ill-defined site redesign project? You know, the ones that you end up redesigning and restructuring every few years as you add new content. Or perhaps you spin up a new microsite because the new product/solution doesn’t fit in with the current structure, not because you want to create a new experience around it. Maybe your site has vaguely labelled navigation buckets like “More Magic”—which is essentially your junk drawer, your “everything else.”

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