3 Keys to Creating Unusually Usable Software (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
Monday, February 9th, 2009 by Keith Instone| February 19, 2009 | ||
| 11:30 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Richard B Sheridan, President & CEO, Menlo Innovations LLC, will present his Taste of Success seminar from 11:30 AM - 1 PM on Thursday, February 19th, at the Menlo Innovations facility in Ann Arbor, MI. This event is free for all attendees, and offers a free, small lunch. As STC members and others are welcome, please feel free to bring guests! We welcome both professionals and students, and invite you to attend this excellent educational and networking opportunity.
Software service and product design and development is an expensive and risky undertaking. The greatest and most expensive risk is the one most don’t consider until its too late: What would happen if nobody ever used the software that was developed? What things should we pay attention to during the design process to ensure user adoption? Are there techniques that could greatly improve our chances of success? Is there evidence that these approaches work? Most software processes focus on “on time, on-spec and on-budget.” But what if the spec is wrong? Will it matter if we hit the other two perfectly? This 90 minute seminar will explore the practices of the High-Tech Anthropologists at Menlo Innovations’ award-winning Menlo Software Factory and will provide the attendees with very practical ideas to greatly improve their odds of creating a successful software product or service.
See stc-sm.org for more information, including information on how to register.
