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10 Team Goals for Effective Design Specifications

Jack Moffett
March 02, 2016

10 Team Goals for Effective Design Specifications

This talk was given at Interaction 16 in Helsinki, Finland.

Jack Moffett

March 02, 2016
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  1. 10Team Goals for Effective Design Specifications Jack Moffett Manager Apps

    Development – GUI Inmedius, a Boeing Company @jackmoffett | jackmoff[email protected] designaday.tumblr.com
  2. Poor documentation is a source of unmet expectations misunderstood requirements

    incorrect implementation unexpected complications blown estimates The cup that can only be half-full. by vrogy
  3. We are all different by Paolo Braiuca A foolish consistency

    is the hobgoblin of little minds. Ralph Waldo Emerson
  4. Clarity • Proofread (or have someone else do it). •

    Develop a common vocabulary. • Refer to specific UI elements by name. • When using names, give them consistent typographic treatment. • Use images. • Use the language of your readers.
  5. Clarity • Proofread (or have someone else do it). •

    Develop a common vocabulary. • Refer to specific UI elements by name. • When using names, give them consistent typographic treatment. • Use images. • Use the language of your readers. Design your document!
  6. Clarity • Proofread (or have someone else do it). •

    Develop a common vocabulary. • Refer to specific UI elements by name. • When using names, give them consistent typographic treatment. • Use images. • Use the language of your readers. Design your document!
  7. Conclusion You aren’t creating documentation for its own sake. There

    are problems your documentation is solving. There are needs being fulfilled.
  8. Conclusion Institute a process that ensures correctness prior to implementation,

    during testing, and beyond. Iteratively evaluate and improve.
  9. Conclusion Responsibly reduce your documentation. The more you can show,

    the less you have to describe. Design documentation for its target audience.
  10. Questions Consistency Flexibility Thoroughness Correctness Conciseness Clarity Visuality Organization Shareability

    Inclusiveness Jack Moffett Manager Apps Development – GUI Inmedius, a Boeing Company @jackmoffett | jackmoff[email protected] designaday.tumblr.com