Ali’s Presentation
- 1. Ali’s Project Management and the Re-purposing of the Food PyramidBringing healthy eating into the officeApril 29, 2010
- 2. Let’s Start from the very BeginningSource Document: http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/index.html1stIdea – Web form that would be a pre-existing grocery list. Designed to help people with faster grocery shopping that yields healthy results.www.webpages.ttu.edu/alisbrow2nd Idea – Design posters that are motivational for coworkers to help motivate them to eat healthier while at work. (There are always so many doughnuts and junk food around)http://alipubsmanagement.pbworks.com/Working-Professional-Information-Posters
- 3. Target Audience and MotivationBusiness Professionals who are stuck in an office day after day after dayWant people to be healthier = happier= more productive=better work qualityInformation is concise to attract users.
- 4. PlanningOutlined goals and objectivesOutlined user needsDefined the scopeDeveloped a scheduleEvaluated project dependenciesCompleted user testing
- 5. Predicted Dependencies Technology toolsTechnical ExperienceWriting and DesignAudience Understanding
- 6. Authoring Strategies1) Considered users2) Outlined my structure3) Developed style guidelines4) Used minimalist strategy
- 7. Content from PresentationDeveloped web form content first which drove the presentationDeveloped poster presentation first, which drove the contentBoth worked equally well
- 8. Managing Change4 ways to really mess upResisting change to designResisting user feedbackScope creepRe-using everything I can
- 9. Quality AssuranceScheduled reviews (Yes, even in a team of one reviews do work!)Design and EvaluationUser testing pitfalls – Too many suggested changes or too many suggestions that are not useful.
- 10. Production and DeliveryMy punch list:Spell checkingStyleAlignmentReadabilityVerifying linksVerifying attachmentsTestingReviewing tester’s comments
- 11. Lessons Learned – What I did right and wrongRight: Planning is essentialRight: Get user feedback earlyImprovement Needed: Asking targeted questions of usersImprovement Needed: Learning technology before I need it
- 12. Conclusion and Hopes for the FutureThanks all for viewing my presentation!I hope someday to not sit behind a desk all day and actually be able to get out there and motivate people to lead healthy and active lives. This is my small attempt to change my surroundings. Even if one person benefits, I feel this will have been a success.