Re: [IxDA Discuss] Alan Cooper's Goal-Oriented Design process - step-by-step

2008-05-02 Thread Charles Hannon
One thing I would add to this thread is the use of "story" in the Cooper method as a way of doing requirements definition. This is more fully developed in About Face 3 than in previous editions. When I teach this book, I find "story" (through context scenarios, key path scenarios, and validation sc

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Alan Cooper's Goal-Oriented Design process - step-by-step

2008-05-02 Thread Jarod Tang
Hi Brandon, >From my humble experience, there's no so much needs for the detail or distilled version of the process. but instead, better have insight on the metaphor of the process ( in his book, cooper compare it with movie making). and the key points runs along the process: 1. concept model 2. b

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Alan Cooper's Goal-Oriented Design process - step-by-step

2008-05-01 Thread chadvavra
Do you find that a Task Based approach silos your product? I feel like it is too easy to focus on a task and end up forgetting that it may only be part of a larger goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?p

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Alan Cooper's Goal-Oriented Design process - step-by-step

2008-05-01 Thread Stew Dean
Looks like a fairly standard approach. I split design in to Concept and Detail and use an overlapped iterative approach to phases - no water fall or throwing things over the wall. I also use a task based process rather than a goal based, this is an evolution from goal based and attempts to define

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Alan Cooper's Goal-Oriented Design process - step-by-step

2008-04-30 Thread chadvavra
I haven't, but I did recently come up with a distilled philosophy. "To create a human connection in technological products with usable form and content by understanding business and user desires, needs, and motivations. " My company uses a version called, "Discover, Design, Develop, Deploy" bu

[IxDA Discuss] Alan Cooper's Goal-Oriented Design process - step-by-step

2008-04-30 Thread Brandon E.B. Ward
Anybody have a super-distilled version of the Cooper design process? I'm thinking something like: 1. Research user goals. 2. Refine research results. 3. Develop personas. 4. Write high-level scenarios. Etc. etc. I guess one could make one based on the chapter/section titles from About