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Information Architecture & Design • Week 10 Schedule - Construction of IA and Web Rosenfeld Chapters 17 & 18 IA Tools Presentations IA Methodology Planning Analysis Design Verification Construction Maintenance The Construction Phase • Construction is building the product. - Using all of the information from the preceding phases to make a product suited to the users and their environment. - Following structured information engineering principles to provide rigor and metrics. Construction • Developing Content • Organizing Content - Version Control - Conventions • Construction Methods • Templates • File Names • Cooperative Development • Backups • Revision to Project Plan Construction Tips • Don’t Use “Bad” Tools - Interfaces - Functionality - Import – Exports – File Formats • • • • • • Don’t Rely on Tool-Generated Markup Fine-Tune Generated Markup Save Multiple (All) Versions Prepare Different Formats Backups Coordination - Version Control - Serial Development - Communication Construction Resources • http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ • http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ablavier/TidyGUI/ • http://builder.cnet.com/webbuilding/07600.html • http://www.webdeveloper.com/ • http://www.ddj.com/topics/xml/ • http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents .html More Construction Resources • • • • • • • • • http://www.apple.com/developer/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/ http://devedge.netscape.com/ http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/ http://oreilly.com/ http://www.onjava.com/ http://www.onlamp.com/ http://sourceforge.net/ http://www.w3.org/ Constructing the IA Product • Planning and Designing Are Over – What’s Next? • Construction (Depending on Size) Uses the Most Project Resources - Time - People • Selling the Project - “Making the Case” To Management - “Business Strategy” for Developers & IA Project Team • IA Is A Resource Making the Case for IA • The Methods Save Resources - Less Design Errors - Faster Construction - Following the Plan • Over 90% of Software Projects Are Never Completed • Requirements Aren’t Tracked for Subsequent Versions IA ROI (Construction Goals) - Find Information Faster - Find Information (!) - Make Sense of Information Found Less Time Searching for Documents More Completed Purchases Fewer Navigation Errors Better Understanding of Information (Context and Content) - Fewer System Resources - Less Technical Support - Higher Quality Final Design - - Difficult To Verify and Measure IA Value (& Design) Checklist • Reduces the Cost of Finding Information • Reduces the Cost of Finding Wrong Information • Reduces the Cost of Not Finding Information at All • Provides a Competitive Advantage • Increases Product Awareness • Increases Sales • Makes Using a Site A More Enjoyable Experience • (IAv2 p 344-5) IA Value Checklist, Part Two • Improves Brand Loyalty - Ease of Use - Strong, Unique Design • Reduces Reliance on Documentation • Reduces Maintenance Costs - Sensible IA Structures • For the User • For the Developers • Reduces Training Costs • Reduces Staff Turnover - Better Development Methods - Comments - File Sharing - Backups IA Value Checklist, Part Three • Reduces Organizational Upheaval - Design Goals are Explained and Agreed Upon Early - Good Development Reduces Surprises • Reduces Organizational Politicking • Improves Knowledge Sharing - Group Communication - File Sharing - Development Standards • Templates • Tools • Reduces Duplication of Effort • Solidifies Business Strategies • (IAv2 p 344-5) IA & Business Strategy • Business Goals vs. IA • IA Exposes Business Goals - New Models for Organizing Information - New Tasks With Old Information - New Ways of Working • The IA Project Plan as a Business Plan - Focus on the Users/Customers - Focus on Goals (in addition to Tasks) • Corporate Sponsorship - Business Needs - Executive Clarity Presentations Let’s Talk about IA Tools • What Are You Using? - HTML/XML Graphics Navigation Image Maps Javascripts Forms Site Maps Directories Class Work: IA Tools for the Future • Search Engine (For a Web Site) - Thesaurus Management Portals Web Analytics Diagramming Integrated HTML/CSS/XML Editors Site Management Web Design Critiques - www.ischool.utexas.edu - www.utexas.edu - news.google.com • Graphic of Current Page • Re-Design Graphic of Current Page • Text Commentary on Changes and Why - Use Callouts - Use Class Readings to Make your Points - Use Design Ideas from other Sites to Make your Points • Be Creative… Innovate - Build on These Ideas