By the Book: Examining the Art of Building Great User Experiences in Software

By the Book: Effective UI Examining the Art of Building Great User Experiences in Software - John McRee your user experience agency

title: Lead User Experience Architect email: john.mcree@effectiveui.com blog: www.johnmcree.com twitter: @johnmcree www.effectiveui.com

Microsoft Apple Adobe Sun Strategic 20 iPhone Gold 15 Partner Java FX Agency Partner Preferred Developer Strategic Partner

Flash Vector Graphics MXML Client Processing Cover-flow Java Service Oriented Architecture Silverlight Animation Social Networking Streaming Video Aqua Multi-Channel Runtime Skip Intro Web 2.0 Productivity iPhone Accessibility Google Reflections Audio AJAX Thin Client Security Sandbox Multi-Touch APIs Open Source Apple Flex Rich Conversions Microsoft Adobe XAML Web Services Objective C SUN

30% of software is successful (adopted)... Failed (zero adoption) Successful (adopted) 70% 30%

...if it even gets released 25% Never Released Failed (zero adoption) Successful (adopted) 22% 53%

Setting up the right environment for software to be successful

Step 1: Become a UX evangelist...or hire one

What is UX?

Engaging (immersion) Robbie Cooper, New York Times

Responsiveness (feedback)

External consistency

Performance

Helpful in accomplishing goals

Intuitiveness vs. efficiency Familiarity vs. innovation

Appropriateness to context

Delivery of relevant, valuable content

Trustworthiness

Jared Spool’s Market Maturity Novel/Proprietary Feature Focus UX Focus Commoditization No competition Bullets on box Too complex Embedded Startup costs Unused features

UX can have a HUGE ROI

“Every $1 invested in usability returns between $10 and $100” IBM “Cost-Justifying Ease of Use”

UX Fund 1. Demonstrated care in the design of their products and Web site 2. Has a history of innovation 3. Inspired loyalty in their customer base 4. Doing business with them was a positive experience UX Fund: 39.3% $19533.48 Nasdaq: 29.1% S&P 500: 10.3% Nasdaq 100: 28.7% NYSE: 15.0%

Step 2: Get everyone on the same page

Product CEO Designer Developer Manager

The workshop Force communication

The workshop Force communication Force collaboration

The workshop Force communication Force collaboration Expose assumptions Users Features Success

The workshop Force communication Force collaboration Expose assumptions Users Features Success Force Prioritization

The SUDA Cooper’s “User & Domain Analysis (UnDA)” Competitive analysis User research Literature review Personas Context scenarios Functional requirements

The SUDA EUI’s “System, User & Domain Audit (SUDA)” Competitive analysis User research Literature review Context scenarios Personas Functional requirements Adding Stakeholder interviews System & dev team audit Capacity review Environmental factors Technical factors Lo-fi “vision” Phased approach

The SUDA: Stakeholder interviews Build trust Skin in the game Passion & beliefs Quick wins Apprehensions

The SUDA: System & dev team audit Capacity review Environmental factors Technical factors

The SUDA: Lo-fi “vision”

The SUDA: Phased approach

Step 3: Plan, then forget your plans...

“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” Socrates

“The great uncertainty of all data in war is a peculiar difficulty, because all action must, to a certain extent, be planned in a mere twilight, which in addition not infrequently–like the effect of a fog or moonshine–gives to things exaggerated dimensions and unnatural appearance.” Carl von Clausewitz, On War

“No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy.” Helmuth von Moltke

Much like individual soldiers in a battlefield, a software system isn’t static. It is the behavior created by the dynamic interaction of its parts.

Step 4: Create & communicate the vision

TriGeo Console Project Milestone v_0.1 Last Modi ed: October 30, 2008 9:12 AM EXPERIENCE MAP The Experience Map acts as a diagram of the “ ow” of an application. It is important to hone in on this high-level framework of the application so a clear direction may be established. This map helps the direction of wireframes without getting too far into the details. The content of the Experience Map is based on user research, a current understanding of the application and methods of improving usability. As more information is gathered and Experience Map evolves until a direction has been established. Creating the Experience Map was an ongoing process that ran in tandem with wireframes and creating design compositions. Although there was some inconsistent overlap due to these areas being done in parallel, thinking around wireframes helped to tighten areas of the Experience Map and vice versa. In the end, a solid overview of the TriGeo Console was generated that acts as the foundation for additional development and user experience re nement. There is still work to be done and directly correlates to the Wireframes. 20

Other examples of vision demos Apple’s Knowledge Navigator Nokia Phones (check out Youtube) Twitter in Plain English

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title: Lead User Experience Architect email: john.mcree@effectiveui.com blog: www.johnmcree.com twitter: @johnmcree www.effectiveui.com

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