Karl A L Smith

human knowledge belongs to the world

Month: March 2012

#Blended #program #management #Prince and #Agile methods Part 1

Blended Program Management I have been involved in project and program management since 1989 across various sectors and more recently have been focused in banking and finance. I have experience in Prince and Agile methodologies and will expand on the blending…

5 #UX #lies, damn lies and absolute #myths

1. Anyone can do user experience, nope! I meet a lot of people claiming to do user experience, process and deliverables aside, they don’t have a usability background so they cannot do real user experience. User experience is a personal…

#Holistic #UX #Customers don’t think or interact along #channels

Business management does not reflect customer (users) activity The management of a businesses online presence is broken up into various channels in order to simplify the management, responsibility and accountability for overall effectiveness and value. However customers (users) are unaware…

6 ways to keep your #identity #secure #online

Think about what your doing, security is a choice I have been using the Internet for years in fact long before the world wide web became available but one thing has always mystified me; Why do people willingly give away…

Mobile is now Slowbile, mobile experience is destroying user experience (UX)

I like many other people love to use my mobile phone to view the web, contact friends through mobile applications and keep up to date. But recent changes by companies are driving me nuts; it’s so bad that I’m considering…

#UX Roles vs #IA Roles

This is just a quick post showing the basic level differences between User Experience (UX) Roles and Information Architect (IA) Roles. I’m working on a full model post as well, but that is still being written. User Experience (UX) Roles….

#UI is not #UX

There seems to be a huge level of confusion around user experience (UX), but one of the key things is that the user interface is not the user experience architecture. User Interface – what the user sees Interface Logic –…

#Information #Architecture (IA) the #classification of #information Part 2

Given the response from the last post I’m going to take the educational publishing example a bit further, if I have time before my next contract I will also create an investment banking example. I am also being asked for…

Experience Review

Mobile applications move towards the sinister, data connections without asking permission!

I finally upgraded my iPhone to the 4S from the 3GS (with the go slower shutting down for no reason capability!!!). Anyway I thought I should get some new games for some relaxing time while travelling. But I found was…

Agile Business Management Change Management Investment Banking

Save 35% ££ on banking change, requirements gathering should take no more than six months

Requirements gathering in Banking change programs are over detailed, over long and for the most part undeliverable. There is and has been a huge requirement for change in British banking for several years as senior bankers have sought to lever…