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Planning a UI Design and Planning a UI Design and Development EffortDevelopment Effort

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PlanningPlanning

Generally iterative processGenerally iterative process 30%-50% of code is UI related30%-50% of code is UI related

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Essential ComponentsEssential Components

Set milestonesSet milestones Track qualityTrack quality Manage riskManage risk Evaluate and report requirements Evaluate and report requirements

compliancecompliance

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Software Development Software Development ModelModel Waterfall (upstream)Waterfall (upstream) Iterative/evolutionaryIterative/evolutionary

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Planning ProcessPlanning Process

Set goalsSet goals Requirements gatheringRequirements gathering

– UIUI– UsabilityUsability– ConsistencyConsistency

Management Management support/involvementsupport/involvement

ScheduleSchedule

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User Centered Product User Centered Product PlanPlan Form multi-disciplinary teamForm multi-disciplinary team User participation throughout processUser participation throughout process Early design and prototyping Early design and prototyping

milestonesmilestones Early usability evaluationsEarly usability evaluations Planned design iterationPlanned design iteration Tracking and reportingTracking and reporting

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Chunking the PlanChunking the Plan

Small bite-sized chunksSmall bite-sized chunks Staged iterationsStaged iterations

– I1 - Conceptual designI1 - Conceptual design– I2 - Repair/enhancements first 20%I2 - Repair/enhancements first 20%– I3 – Next 20%I3 – Next 20%– I4 – Remaining featuresI4 – Remaining features

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Iterative ProcessesIterative Processes

RequirementsRequirements Business casesBusiness cases DesignDesign PrototypePrototype

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Iterative ProcessesIterative Processes

SpecificationSpecification Code/unit testCode/unit test Systems testingSystems testing

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Frequently Overlooked Frequently Overlooked FactorsFactors Project presentations and Project presentations and

demonstrationsdemonstrations Changing toolsChanging tools Changing platformsChanging platforms Network infrastructureNetwork infrastructure VacationsVacations HolidaysHolidays

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StaffingStaffing

Specific skillsSpecific skills TeamworkTeamwork Cross trainingCross training One core team throughout the One core team throughout the

projectproject

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Questions & DiscussionQuestions & Discussion