[IxDA Discuss] UCD a process?

[Jim Brennsteiner]

I have been struggling to define my user-centered design activities
for a long time. I have called what I do a process, a framework, a
method, a model, etc. (note: recently, I stopped calling what I do
"user-centered design", I now call it "activity-based design".)

The reason I do this is to communicate to the various project teams
what I bring to the table and how it maps to "their" development
process.

If I show them how it fits their process, they are more likely to
accept me, fund the work, and listen to my findings.

I am currently "mapping" my activity-based design activities to the
ADDIE model (which is another story for another time).

Jim





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