Working in Harmony with Product Stakeholders, Interactive ,Agencies and ResearchCharles WiedenhoftRed Door Interactive
Danaus ChangAnswerLab
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AnswerLab
IntroductionIntroduction
• ChallengeChallenge• Keys to Success
G l• Goal
Make sure everyone #wins in the end.
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Danaus ChangDirector, Client Solutions
Charles WiedenhoftDirector of Business Planning &
Email: [email protected]
Optimization
Email: [email protected] @chastwied @AnswerLab
• Lead mobile client engagements: Google, FedEx, Yahoo!, ESPN
• Nearly 12 years experience in digital media, usability and user experience design
• Background in quantitative and qualitative research methods
• 10+ years experience delivering
• Focus on the social web and transactional interfaces
• Driven to make it easier for people to accomplish goals and create experiences
consumer insights.
Fun Fact: Danaus takes pictures of almost every meal
accomplish goals and create experiences that surprise and delight.
Fun Fact: Getting back to the South brings back memories spending summer days swimming with Alligators
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with Alligators.
DefinitionsDefinitions
• Product StakeholderProduct Stakeholder• Interactive Agency
R h T• Research Team (company or division)
Quick PollQuick Poll…Which best describes you?
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What We Are All ThinkingWhat We Are All ThinkingHow do I get the best result within
How do I balance f db k ith How do I help make
this product the best it can possibly be?
best result within the timeline and budget I have?
user feedback with creative concept
and control costs?
Interactive AgencyProduct Stakeholder Research Team
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Potential Outcomes if One Perspective Dominates the Project
• Product Stakeholders• Product Stakeholders• Interactive Agency• Research Team
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Most ImportantlyMost Importantly…
• Keep everyone working in harmonyKeep everyone working in harmony• Focus on the key goals
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Case Study: Redesign Retail WebsiteCase Study: Redesign Retail Website
COStudy Overview
• PETCO needed site redesign• Remote usability
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• Inflexible deadlinesN ki d iIssues • New working dynamic
• Communication challenges
Solutions
• Conducted pre-kickoff meeting• Assigned one client point of contact
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• Had group consensus on plan B• Improved communication
Tips & Best Practices: MotivationsTips & Best Practices: Motivations
U d t di f ’ i di id l• Understanding of everyone’s individual motivations
– Get all parties engaged
Factor frustrations– Factor frustrations between parties
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Tips & Best Practices: ConsensusTips & Best Practices: Consensus
• Come to a group consensus on shared objective• Come to a group consensus on shared objective given individual motivations
– Have a kickoff meeting designed for the group’s successgroup s success
– Define and clarify rolesclarify roles
– Step-by-step project flow,
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roles, and responsibilities
Tips & Best Practices: Shared VisionTips & Best Practices: Shared Vision
• Operate in the project keeping your goalsOperate in the project keeping your goals aligned with shared vision
P d t St k h ld– Product Stakeholder
– Interactive Agencyg y
– Research Team
– Overall: Encourage all parties to be engaged
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with sessions
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Key Issues: Product StakeholdersKey Issues: Product Stakeholders
• Interactive agency resists the researchg y
• Staying involved when the agency is running the project
• Attending every session to get value out of the research
R h li i ht d h i• Research supplier might recommend changing more than you can actually change
• Research supplier might not fully understand the customers
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Key Issues: Interactive AgencyKey Issues: Interactive Agency
• End client isn’t interested in conducting researchg
• Staying involved when the end client is running the projectproject
• Attending a session to get value out of the research vs. i l i i th fi l tsimply viewing the final report
• Disagreement with the research findingsg g
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Key Issues: Research TeamKey Issues: Research Team
• Different agendasg
• Interactive agency wants to modify research results
• Interactive agency is not engaged in the research
I t ti d li t t t t t f• Interactive agency or end client wants to opt out of observing
• Too many cooks in the kitchen
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