Tag: UX
After a year and a half of planning and work UCD2012 is almost due to start. It started as a conversation on Linkedin for me, then for a while between contacts became all consuming to make it happen. As a contractor myself I argued for an event that would also be available on a Saturday
Agile User Stories come from UX I have been involved in Agile for a very long time, mainly because it uses methods from the human computer interaction scientific process (CHI/HCI). I’m surprise no one else has blogged about the use of CHI/HCI processes in Agile before, but though I should say something as I keep
Business management does not reflect customer (users) activity The management of a businesses online presence is broken up into various channels in order to simplify the management, responsibility and accountability for overall effectiveness and value. However customers (users) are unaware of these business rules and are only focused on their task or tasks, which will
There seems to be a huge level of confusion around user experience (UX), but one of the key things is that the user interface is not the user experience. Simple digital systems are constructed with several interlinked components; User Interface – what the user sees Interface Logic – what the user can do Logical connections
IA is not another name for UX User experience (UX) and Information Architecture (IA) are very different and have separate skill sets, processes and outputs. I often talk to people who add IA on the their CV as if it’s some simple skill, it’s actually more complex and difficult than UX. IA is also hundreds
UX is a highly complex set of research tools and outputs, the use of which is dependant upon time, cost and the clients willingness to accept them. Question 1, why are you there? If the client were to think in best practice terms which for them would deliver exactly what they require then everyone would
The UX triangle is supposed to focus a project on the relationships involved in a project and how everything is centred upon the users. The UX triangle shows the key relationships and participants in a user experience project. The outer participants are the Business (strategic and corporate), IT services (design, delivery and infrastructure) and Marketing
Like my last post How to Hire a Head of User Experience this post is not intended to supersede the experience of a really good HR or employment agency person but to bring clarity around the differences in the roles. A Director of User Experience is not really the next level on the business ladder for a
Head of anything is evocative of responsibility, power and knowledge, but what does Head of User Experience (UX) really mean and how do you know if your getting one? User experience in its value and effectiveness is geographical and sector based, that is to say it means different things to different people by country, by
Subsistence, Resolution, Gain or Advantage UX? What do clients require, what are clients getting and can they tell the difference in the level of ux or do they just not call again? There is a major problem with user experience as it evolves, many practitioners are not underwriting their output with recent ux research but are