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Step 2: Early design
The UCD Process

1 requirements analysis
2 early design
3 design & implementation
4 beta testing
5 public launch

Your design phase is based on solid understanding of user needs.

Design occurs before implementation, and you have time to start user testing before expensive engineering gets under way.

Your goals Our usability methods

Create task flow

contextual inquiry ****
taskflow analysis **

Determine scenarios of use

contextual inquiry **
Decide on information hierarchy and terms card sorting ****
usability testing *
Create low fidelity screen mockups, review internally and with users usability testing ***
Create wireframe screen designs for reviews
Create high fidelity screen mockups, review internally and with users
Create a complete user interface specification, review with engineering and marketing
[updated : Sat, Jun 16, 2001]
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