forgot to mention one important resource:
there also the dashboard spy with a lot of real world examples!
http://dashboardspy.wordpress.com/
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milan guenther * interaction design
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Hi Linda:
Your question = What makes a good UX team? Have you been part
of a great UX design department? How would you go about building
an excellent UXD team?
Some thoughts on what makes a good UX team:
1. Can communicate clearly
2. Is able to teach methods and empower those outside of the UX
Great inputs from all.
Another item I want to throw into the mix here, is, where in the
organization are you and how much sponsorship for UX ? That alone
would set the tone to how the team should be created and the kind of
skills you need etc...etc...etc
Are you a cost center or a revenue
Talk to researchers directly in the markets you want to test in and
let them help you get the answers you are looking for.
Depending on what you are looking to find out, this will determine
your approach and then local researchers (with local language,
experience in their market and
I'm not sure about localization... I personally prefer to work in the
product native language ( (for Dutch, English, French or Italian
environments) or in the English environment (for languages I didn't mention,
because I don't know them).
I even sometimes prefer English over Dutch if my aim is
Hi Pieter:
For me localization goes well beyond purely a choice of language but
a willingness to invest understanding the market you are selling a
product into.
This could mean (and not limited to): translating a product into a
local language, understanding if a specific piece of content needed
I would also recommend `Lifeworld (German: Lebenswelt)`.
Habermas talks about this here -
http://cohering.net/jh/rfd.html
Though I would like to say that if you want to interview users in
countries where English isnt the first language, then hire
qualitative interviewers from these countries.
erin malone wrote a number of excellent article on career path for BA
including one on planning your future
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/planning_your_future
You might also find this chart useful
http://www.slideshare.net/cwodtke/paths-for-designers-ias/
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