Hi again all - Thanks for all the great angles to consider. To address at least a few comments:
1. The form I'm working on is a registration form used for sales lead generation, and comprise - I'd estimate - about 90% of the forms on our site. Our Field Marketing team owns all such forms and wishes all instances of them to be the same. 2. What users "get" in return is one of the following: (a) a gated asset [e.g., white paper], (b) a call or email from a sales person, or (c) a trial download. (The forms are all B2B.) - In some cases (more added every few months), we set this registration form to create a Single Sign-On (SSO) so that upon return, the user can enter their email address and password so as not to need to fill the form out again. (Though, depending on entry point or the reason for the visit, users may be prompted with a marketing form - optional fields [I think] - before they can continue to the 'asset'. 3. The request for email first was brought up by a regional team which has email first on their SSO form. So, it was an idea to keep things 'consistent'. Thus, I am trying to identify if it makes sense. - The form has about 14 fields (6 of which are for street address). 4. Usability. Yes. I so very much wish I had the luxury of these. I do ask others around me (friends, family, coworkers) for input on a lot of items; however, my team is just not yet understood in the organization. 5. Finally, I agree with the idea of creating a sort of 'standard' in the community; however, I wonder if this is a realistic goal? This is not meant to be a cynical perspective as I believe that foundational efforts and baselines are imperative in setting the course for long term success. There's nothing worse than spinning one's wheels over the small things. What this makes me think of is something I'm continually being asked by my manager and stakeholders, "Do you have any documented best practices on X?" And, though I find tons of awesome articles by all you wonderful people here, what is really desired is a 'checklist' of best practices. So, to wrap up a long response... :)... Have I missed a great 'best practices' library; and, if there isn't really one... is it realistic to expect that one may be able to be developed and maintained within the UX community? Ok. I think I about used up my caffeine for the morning. Thanks and best to all, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46826 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
