User Experience still needs an evangelist to promote its benefits and process. This slideshow is a tool we use at conferences to educate I.T. professionals as to how the human-centered process informs design.
2. What the UXG does
We assist IT teams
in the design,
development, and
evalua@on of
computer systems
to help improve the
overall usability of
their products.
4. Benefits of Usability
• Increased customer
sa@sfac@on
• Increased user
acceptance
• Increased
produc@vity
• Improved
percep@on of the
site, brand, or
organiza@on
5. More Benefits of Usability
• Decreased user
errors
• Decreased training
and support costs
• Reduced
development and
maintenance costs
6. Services We Offer
Expert Review
Our consultants
examine the system
or prototype and
comment in detail on
its adherence to the
principles of good
design.
7. Services We Offer
Information
Architecture
Organiza@on, labeling, and
naviga@on of computer
systems are reviewed the
by the consultants and
recommenda@ons for
improvement are made.
8. Services We Offer
Heuristic
Evaluation
The systema@c evalua@on
of the interface and its
compliance with
recognized usability
principles (the
"heuris@cs").
10. Services We Offer
Interface
Prototypes and
Mockups
Based on project‐specific
requirements, a set of
visual representa@ons
are created to clarify
design ideas and to serve
as a blueprint for the
actual system.
11. Services We Offer
User Testing
User tes@ng involves
observing people using
system to complete a
set of representa@ve
tasks. Sessions are
analyzed for usability
issues, and sugges@ons
for improvements and
changes are made.