Presentations
Thursday, July 1
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
How Can Usability Engineering Results Be More Effective?
J.O. Bugental, Tom Dayton, Michael Muller, and Kathryn Tournat
Tec-Ed Inc., Sun Microsystems, Lotus Development Corporation, PeopleSoft
This session explores "Usability Results" in terms of how well our methodologies contribute to improving product usability. Participatory design and collaboration with clients help turn usability findings into redesigned products.
Making It Happen: Integrating a User-Centered Design Methodology into the Corporate Structure
Fred Drake, Francie Fleek, Charles Kreitzberg, and William MacGregor
SMS, Cognetics Corporation
Have you struggled to make a difference? Learn how one company handled the challenge of positioning usability engineering and merging usability methods into entrenched software development culture. Share your experiences.
Incorporating Usability into a Large Web Application: A Business Case Study of QuickenMortgage.com
Business Case Study
Marie Tahir, Amy Barnhart, and Mark Johnson
Intuit Inc.
Got web applications? Don't blow up your usability lab! In this business case
study, learn how usability results shaped QuickenMortgage.com through four
releases.
Innovation Strategy and Process, Creating a Culture of Creativity
Invited Speaker
Peter Skillman
Senior design engineer and project manager
IDEO
Peter explores the culture that has led to innovation in products ranging from medical telephony to portable and hand-held computers to location-based entertainment experiences. Included are physical spaces, social structure, and the religion of brainstorming, user-centered design and visualization.
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