Yes, I have noticed this a lot, not just other companies, but departments within my last company - lots of lip service, and very little method.
The only reason it doesn't bother me is because I don't have time to get mad at what other people do. I could be mad at offshore developers for taking American jobs (they don't, but it's something people get mad at), at politicians lying to the public (it's a given), at bad people getting away with bad things and good people having the book thrown at them. I can't really control any of the above scenarios, so it's a waste of time to get mad about them. With the usability situation, the best I can do is demonstrate inarguably that my methods yield great results. If the groups you describe don't follow the same methods, but call it usability, then *probably* their results will be sub-par. Then again, they could call it whatever they want and if their results are just as good or better than mine, who am I to say they're doing it wrong, or discourage people from using them. Focus on your work, and spreading the word/teaching folks about usability, and don't worry about the others. Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Connor Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IxDA Discuss] When those who know little about Usability offer Usability Services Have you noticed other groups doing similar things? Does it bother you as much as it does me? -adam ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
