user-centred design and prototyping

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Often, we forget that we build systems the way the BA, the Systems Architect and the Developer interpret the requirements and not the way that users might envision the system. This means that what we build might not actually be what users want or actually need to help them get their work done.This presentation looks at user-centred design as a way of shifting the focus back toward the user in order to achieve the sweet spot between the business requirements and the user-requirements. It suggests that this process needs to start early, as part of the planning, rather than being left til too late in the process.

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User-Centred Design & Prototyping

Matthew HodgsonRegional-lead, Web and Information Management

4 Nov 2007

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Systems design

What the user actually needed

As finally implemented

As produced by the

developers

As envisaged by the

business owner

As specified in the requirements

As designed by the

senior analyst

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Systems development lifecycle

DevelopmentDesignAnalysis

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Squeezing out the design-phase

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Developers as designers

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The high cost of redevelopment

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OperationTestingSystems

DevelopmentSystemsDesign

Business Analysis

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How do we capture the intent of the system?

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User-centred design

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What is user-centred design?

Engages users:From the beginning to the end of a project

Understands:How users want to use the systemHow users think about their work

Identifies:Needs and wants Interaction preferences

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Jessee James Garrett: www.jjg.net/ia

Users’ Needs

BusinessGoalsStrategy

User-centred design frameworks

Users’ Needs

BusinessGoalsStrategy

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How do we do user-centred design?

A look at how other disciplines employ this philosophy…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3mAHQuBqQI

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Prototyping thru storyboarding

Movie-makers use storyboarding to:

Plan the movie as early as possiblePut themselves into the shoes of the

audienceMake the movie better for the audienceConceive of the movie early Identify flaws in the plotWork out difficult conceptsSave time and money

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BAs using storyboarding

Helps us understand: User’s wants and needsUser-interaction preferences

Clarify:Business processes

Identify:Flaws in business & system logicPoints for system support

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BAs using storyboarding (cont.)

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Storyboarding (cont.)

Benefits: Light-weight – use at a minutes notice Low cost – just grab pen & paper User buy-in for change management Gets users involved Sets users’ expectations Increases users’ understanding of the system

Disadvantages: Need to be able draw to convey the concept

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Iterative prototyping Take your storyboards to the next level Conceive of a system before implementation!

Involves: Engaging users again, and again and again Refining concepts until they’re bullet-proof

Includes: Interaction design Navigation design Information design

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Case study

‘Previz’ as an example of iterative prototyping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMgoIwA_oQM

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What does iterative prototyping involve?

Emphasise: User involvement – they’re the ones going to use

the system!

Improve: Design concepts

Refine: User interactions Information design Navigation model

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Why use iterative prototyping?Benefits Involves users – sets expectations, increases understanding Conceptual or detailed Communicates the intent of the system to the developers Find problems in system interactions early Solve information architecture problems early Cheaper than building the system

Disadvantages Need good software – Axure (www.axure.com) Prototyping is more than just ‘screens’ – you might need a UX-

designer or an IA to help with the tricky bits

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Conceptual Design

SystemsDevelopment

SystemsDesign

Analysis

Do conceptual design sooner rather than later!

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User-centred design – finding the sweet spot

What the user actually needed

As finally implemented

As produced by the

programmers

As envisaged by the business

owner

As specified in the project

request

As designed by the senior

analyst

THE SWEET SPOT

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Questions?

Blog: magia3e.wordpress.com

Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/magia3e

E: mhodgson@smsmt.comW: www.smsmt.com

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