Software Design Notes
Because I've made some pretty stellar mistakes you can learn from
Make Clear Goals or Get Fuzzy Results
So I was driving down the highway this morning and I started thinking to myself. Wow there are a handful of goals that a lot of these people have in mind as they are all seemingly doing the same thing (driving). Some people want to get where they are going as fast as...
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Tool: The One-Page Project Charter
Hey so here's something cool I've built and tweaked over the years. It's basically a one-page template for getting everyone on the same page as to what the project is all about and then nail down who is doing what to get us there. I find...
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Dealing with the directive: “We have no time for UX”
The other day I was in this meeting where the new project team was being brought together to kick off a new piece of...
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Missing the Goal in User Interaction
Users use software interfaces to achieve goals. When the goal of an interface is unclear, the user will become confused, frustrated and make errors on the journey toward achieving that goal. Put a different way, if the designer isn't hyper clear about...
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