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The Schaffer–Weinschenk Method™
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User-Centered Design
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How does it work with my current methodology? |
Already have a software design methodology? The Schaffer–Weinschenk
Method™ fits in easily with your existing software development
life cycle (SDLC) methods—and enhances them by making the
outcomes user-friendly. The chart below demonstrates how this method
meshes with the Rational Unified Process® model. |
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The Schaffer–Weinschenk Method™
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Benefits from Incorporating The Schaffer–Weinschenk
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- Use cases and services; supplementary specifications.
- Initial user interface guidelines, created in parallel.
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- Plan Project
- Evaluate Current Application
- Know What the Organization Wants
- Know What the Users Want
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- Get to initial release faster
- Address usability early in process
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- Use case storyboards; logical page design, draft navigation
map
- Mock up the user interface; develop several design alternatives
- Workflow detail, done in parallel with UI prototype
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- Design the Structure
- Design Screens
- Check Standards
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- Ensure that the site structure is usable, useful, and
likeable
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- Prototype the user interface using the Web design elements
- Develop user interface guidelines
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- Design Screens
- Support Implementation
- Check Standards
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- Ensure that site pages and content are usable, useful,
and likeable
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- Use case storyboards (showing full navigation between
screens and visual elements)
- Navigation map for all pages identified in prototype
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- Design Screens
- Support Implementation
- Evaluate Usability
- Localize the Application
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- Ensure that developers are given good guidelines to support
usability
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