On 16 Mar 2009, at 04:21, David Cortright wrote:
[snip]
And to me, that's the place that someone who knows nothing about the
design
space should start. By hiring a consultancy, you're not just getting
production. You are getting a consultant who understand your
business needs,
can educate you in the design space, and can do so in a "try before
you buy"
contract environment.
So there's my answer. Hire a reputable design consultant who has a
portfolio
of work that the manager/VP likes and use that as a launching board
for
potentially hiring full-time in-house designers.
[snip]
I think that hiring "reputable design consultant" is probably just as
difficult for somebody without UX related knowledge as hiring a good
full time employee....
I've lost count of the UX disasters I've been involved with that are
due to folk hiring some guy/firm in as a consultant based on a
portfolio with some pretty pictures in it.
Adrian
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