Organizational Topics
Usability practitioners, managers, consultants, and clients face many challenges when it comes to integrating usability and user-centered design within organizations. As our profession has matured, we have developed common strategies and approaches for dealing with organizational challenges, from marketing usability to integration with existing processes to managing a large and diverse usability department.
This section of the BoK presents these practical guidelines using a "Question and Answer" approach.
Samples of Content
- Where in the Organization Should a Usability Group Belong?
- Usability Team Structures
- Strategies for Sizing UCD Projects
- Issues in Sizing UCD Projects
Some Future Subjects
- How can I introduce UCD into an organization?
- How does UCD integrate with software development lifecycles?
- How can I successfully “market” usability to clients?
- Which UCD techniques can easily be taught to non-usability professionals?
- What should I consider when contracting with a usability consultant?
- What should I consider when planning a UCD project?