Comments on: Designing for Stakeholder Sellability? http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/ User Experience, the Universe and Everything Sat, 29 May 2010 11:51:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/#comment-26 John Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:04:28 +0000 http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/#comment-26 A related problem is that it's easier to get stakeholders to approve the more "photogenic" ("screenogenic?") ideas that have fancy whiz-bang visuals. If I feel it's important to do something where the benefit is complicated to explain and cannot be easily summarized in a few screenshots, I'm at a disadvantage. I suppose it's an inevitable consequence of human psychology. A related problem is that it’s easier to get stakeholders to approve the more “photogenic” (“screenogenic?”) ideas that have fancy whiz-bang visuals. If I feel it’s important to do something where the benefit is complicated to explain and cannot be easily summarized in a few screenshots, I’m at a disadvantage.

I suppose it’s an inevitable consequence of human psychology.

]]> By: Roma http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/#comment-25 Roma Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:31:02 +0000 http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/#comment-25 I don't think you should feel "dirty." lol. It's just a matter that you know what your next audience will focus on. Selling an idea during visioning doesn't mean you're discounting usability. It just means you know your stakeholders and what will fly. Your job is to sell it. If that means cutting corners to make that happen, I say So Be It. You'll make sure the delivered concept works, right? I don’t think you should feel “dirty.” lol. It’s just a matter that you know what your next audience will focus on. Selling an idea during visioning doesn’t mean you’re discounting usability. It just means you know your stakeholders and what will fly. Your job is to sell it. If that means cutting corners to make that happen, I say So Be It. You’ll make sure the delivered concept works, right?

]]> By: Richard http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/#comment-22 Richard Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:05:03 +0000 http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/#comment-22 I'm an employee, but don't get me wrong - I think all UX professionals whether innie or outie are engaged in selling. I was just musing about whether other people found their design focus shifting from the user to the stakeholder for any portion of their project. I’m an employee, but don’t get me wrong – I think all UX professionals whether innie or outie are engaged in selling. I was just musing about whether other people found their design focus shifting from the user to the stakeholder for any portion of their project.

]]> By: Jacque http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/#comment-21 Jacque Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:57:02 +0000 http://mauvyrusset.com/2007/08/31/designing-for-stakeholder-sellability/#comment-21 You don't mention what the context of this experience is: are you working as a contractor, or are you an employee of the people for whom you are "visioning?" I think it could make a difference in how awful it is that you have to continually get stakeholder buy-in. You don’t mention what the context of this experience is: are you working as a contractor, or are you an employee of the people for whom you are “visioning?” I think it could make a difference in how awful it is that you have to continually get stakeholder buy-in.

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