[IxDA Discuss] Working in an Agency v/s Innie

[Gretchen Anderson]

I'm going to take a minor "quibble" here and say that my experience is
that agencies *can* be more methodical. My experience working with
'innies" as an "outie" is that innies end up chasing short-term fixes
with little method.

And the "methods" used for innies tend to be "six sigma" type of meta
processes. Though this probably depends as much on the company as the
innie/outie bit.

Places like Cooper have certainly demonstrated that you can have a
repeatable process. And studios like frog have engagements that can be
fast and furious where you alter process to fit the project more often.

Gretchen

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of
Dante Murphy
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:26 AM
To: Vishal Iyer; IxDA
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Working in an Agency v/s Innie

In my experience, the answer to all of your questions is "it depends".

The one constant I have encountered is that agencies tend to be
high-throughput while innies tend to be more methodical.  So if you like
it fast and furious, go to an agency.  If you like to follow a defined
process (almost) every time, go innie.

All a matter of personal preference.

Dante Murphy | Director of Information Architecture | D I G I T A S  H E
A L T H
229 South 18th Street, 2nd Floor | Rittenhouse Square | Philadelphia, PA
19103
Email: dmurphy at digitashealth.com  | www.digitashealth.com  

-----Original Message-----

What's your experience been? What are the pros & cons with regards to
design process, org structure, work environment, career pathing etc.
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