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Adam PolanskyLead Information Architect
Travelocity.com
A PROCESS BY ANY OTHER NAME…
Applying Information Architecture With Bridges, Cooking & Hardware
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Some bridges occur naturally
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Some bridges occur intuitively
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Some bridges extend from their environments
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Some bridges augment their environments
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Some bridges are purely functional
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Some bridges are aesthetic
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Some bridges are used for people
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Some bridges are not
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Some bridges take on Some bridges take on purposes for which purposes for which
they weren’t intendedthey weren’t intended
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Worse Thing: Push-back because time needed for artifacts seen as bottle-neck
Bad Thing: Misguided demand for a process based on artifacts.
Good Thing: IA is becoming recognized in more firms.
THERE AIN’T NO RECIPE!
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Shhhhhh!Shhhhhh!
Matters not…. the process does
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Idea
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Plan Build
Every development process includes three basic areas of activity.
The job of the IA is to find ways to close the gaps between them
IA IA
COMMON FOR ALL PROCESSES
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So there’s this guy….
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Origin
Info
Vehicle DestinationDisposition
INFORMATION TRANSFER
• Look at these elements.
• Characterize the forces that act upon them.
• Decide what you can do to bridge the communication gaps.
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Domain Expertise
Institutional Knowledge
System Constraints
Location of Resources
New Development
New Technology
Mature or Existing Product
Skill Sets
TimeCostQuality
CHARACTERIZATION FORCES
Size of Team
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Idea
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IA IA
• Annotated Wireframe• Annotated Mock-ups• Narrative Document• Interaction-Level Spec
• Conversation• White board• Thumbnail Sketch• Process Flow• Site Map• Lo-Fi Wireframe• Hi-Fi Wireframe• Interactive Wireframe
FORCES? FORCES?
FACTORING FORCES IN
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IF: • The team is small• They’ve all worked together on the product before• They’re all located in the same room• Time is short (but reasonable)• The features exist elsewhere in same site• Documentation exists from previous projects
THEN: • White-board session to see where high level changes occur• Tactical Wireframes to model the functionality• Annotated Screen shots from existing product to show where changes occur
FACTORING FORCES IN
Idea Plan Build
12°
9'
4'
45'
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BUT… IF: • The team is small• Some of them worked together on the product before• Some of them are located in Bangalor and they are new to the team• Time is short (but reasonable)• The features are new to the site• No documentation exists from previous projectsTHEN: • Process Flows to see where high level changes occur • Tactical Wireframes to model the functionality• Detailed functional spec to include screen shots and interaction details
FACTORING FORCES IN
Idea Plan Build
12°
9'
4'
45'
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It’s not the process.It’s not the tools. It’s the practitioner.
Choose artifacts based upon your understanding of the forces that will
affect communication
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