http://68.32.61.40/DataData/DataMan.cfm
Oh man, I need more sleep, and thanks. >I must have missed the first message - I never saw the interface before it >improved. > >However you'll need to send another link - you made the same mistake that I >ALWAYS do: sent a local link to public people. ;^) > >Jim Davis > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Chunshen (Don) Li [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 11:28 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: Interface Assessment >> >> Thank you very much. The links are very interesting. Also, if you >> wouldn't mind taking another look at URL, >> http://localhost/datadata/DataMan.cfm >> to see if the Interface has improved a bit, >> initially I had the lazy notion that technical people don't care that much >> about how things look if it's used by themselves (that's what the above >> URL's intended audiences are) but after giving it another thought I think >> that notion might be away from truth. We all like things look nice, good >> even if I'm ugly :) >> >> >> >> >The most popular (or so it seems) right now is UML (Unified Modeling >> >> >Language). >> >> Years ago, at BlueCross & BlueShield, I was taught to use Use Case (UC) >> >> methodology but I guess UML is gaining ground. >> >> > >> >> >In UML you start "Top down". You first assign roles to each >> >> participating >> >> >user or system (these are "Actors") and then model, in increasing more >> >> >detail, how these actors interact. >> >> Sounds similar to UC. >> > >> >I'm not sure if they are different - Use Cases are a MAJOR aspect of UML. >> I >> >would bet that the UC you learned is a subset or an ancestor of UML. UML >> is >> >really a flow of many processes - different tools at different phases. >> Use >> >Cases are primarily done in the early, discovery phase (Use Cases >> represent >> >the possible actions/paths of the actors). >> > >> >I was "raised" on Summit-D which is OKAy, but focuses much, much more on >> >documentation than process. We claim to use UML at Met, but it's a >> partial >> >implementation at best. >> > >> >> >I think what you mean by "Interface Assessment" is what we called >> >> "Usability >> >> >Inventory" - an after the fact usability review. These are good if >> you >> >> >failed to do usability during the project cycle, but are by their >> nature >> >> >attempts to fix something rather than build it correctly the first >> time. >> >> I was alerted to a potential project essentially called "XYZ Interface >> >> Assessment", and this XYZ may very well be a legency >> system/application. >> > >> >It's probably the same thing. The basic idea is just going through an >> >existing site/package/tool/whatever and making usability focused >> comments. >> >I've heard many different names - but the results are pretty much all the >> >same. >> > >> >> I agree it's never enough to stress the importance of usability through >> >> project phases. Probably, application or system may be more >> >> representative than "site" since the former could cover legency system >> as >> >> well. >> > >> >More than that - the same (or at least very similair) skills are used in >> >industrial human factors work as well: where do you put the radio knobs >> in >> >car? What shape should they be? Where should the doors of a hotel be >> >located in relation to the front desk? Pretty much everything you touch >> has >> >had (or could damn well use!) usability work done on it. >> > >> >One of the better books on the subject is "The Design of Useful Things" - >> >pretty light reading, but totally engrossing. >> > >> >I've got a bunch of my favorite links here: >> > >> >http://www.depressedpress.com/DepressedPress/Content/WebDesign/Resources/ >> Ind >> >ex.cfm >> > >> >Jim Davis >> > >> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
