October Update - Guerrilla UCD, New Article and Events

William Hudson <[email protected]> Tue, 8 Oct 2013 14:39:06 +0000
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(I hope you will find this occasional newsletter useful and interesting, bu=
t if not please just reply to let me know.)



October Update - Guerrilla UCD, New Article and Events



We've almost wrapped up Guerrilla UCD for this year. If you missed any of t=
he earlier webinars or cannot make some of the upcoming dates, you'll be ab=
le to download the slides and recording from the My Webinars section of www=
.guerrillaucd.com<http://www.guerrillaucd.com>.



Lean & Agile Webinars (12 Sep - 17 Oct)

12. Making the Case for UCD in Agile<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd/=
justifyingucd.shtml> (now available as a recording)

13. Integrating UCD & Agile<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd/agile-ucd=
.shtml> (now available as a recording)

14. Agile UX: Users, Personas & Design Maps<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/guerri=
llaucd/agileux-1.shtml> (now available as a recording)

15. Agile UX: Use Cases, Stories & Scenarios<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/guerr=
illaucd/agileux-2.shtml> (10 Oct)

16. Agile UX: Conceptual Models<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd/agile=
ux-3.shtml> (17 Oct)



You can get a quick overview of the webinars and dates for upcoming session=
s by visiting http://www.syntagm.co.uk/cgi-bin/basket.pl



New Article: I have an article coming up in the Nov-Dec issue of the ACM In=
teractions magazine called 'User Stories Don't Help Users: Introducing Pers=
ona Stories'. I hope the title says it all but if you need further clues, t=
he I describe numerous deficiencies with user stories (from a user-centred =
design perspective) and explain how moving to 'persona stories' improves us=
er experience. You can read a draft of the article (with full references la=
cking in the published article) at www.personastories.com<http://www.person=
astories.com>.



I'll be talking about persona stories at several events:

-          Persona-Driven Design Workshop, 22/23 Oct, Riga (http://devtrain=
ing.eu/persona-driven-design)

-          UCD 2013, 8/9 Nov - London (http://2013.ucduk.org)

-          Talk at DEVCONFU in Riga, 13 Nov, Latvia (http://devconfu.eu/eve=
nts/devconfu-in-riga)

-          Talk at interaction2014, 5-8 Feb 2014, Amsterdam (to be confirme=
d, http://interaction14.ixda.org)



If you're in striking distance of London, do have a look at the UCD 2013 co=
nference. It was very well received last year (as UCD 2012!). Early booking=
 discounts are still available.



Regards,



William (Hudson)
User Experience Strategist, Syntagm Ltd
Courses Co-Chair, CHI 2013 (Paris)


Syntagm is a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985).

Registered number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX1=
4 2DS.



Author of Lighting the Road Ahead - The 55 minute guide to usability, acces=
sibility and SEO
www.lightingtheroadahead.com<http://www.lightingtheroadahead.com/>



Guerrilla UCD - Usability & User Experience Webinars
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">(I hope you will find this occasional newsletter use=
ful and interesting, but if not please just reply to let me know.)<o:p></o:=
p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,&q=
uot;serif&quot;">October Update &#8211; Guerrilla UCD, New Article and Even=
ts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,&q=
uot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We&#8217;ve almost wrapped up<b> Guerrilla UCD</b> f=
or this year. If you missed any of the earlier webinars or cannot make some=
 of the upcoming dates, you&#8217;ll be able to download the slides and rec=
ording from the My Webinars section of
<a href=3D"http://www.guerrillaucd.com">www.guerrillaucd.com</a>.<o:p></o:p=
></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:17.85pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:17.85pt"><b>Lean &amp; Agile We=
binars (12 Sep &#8211; 17 Oct)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:18.0pt"><a href=3D"http://www.s=
yntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd/justifyingucd.shtml">12. Making the Case for UCD =
in Agile</a> (now available as a recording)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:18.0pt"><a href=3D"http://www.s=
yntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd/agile-ucd.shtml">13. Integrating UCD &amp; Agile<=
/a> (now available as a recording)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:18.0pt"><a href=3D"http://www.s=
yntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd/agileux-1.shtml">14. Agile UX: Users, Personas &a=
mp; Design Maps</a> (now available as a recording)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:18.0pt"><a href=3D"http://www.s=
yntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd/agileux-2.shtml">15. Agile UX: Use Cases, Stories=
 &amp; Scenarios</a> (10 Oct)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:18.0pt"><a href=3D"http://www.s=
yntagm.co.uk/guerrillaucd/agileux-3.shtml">16. Agile UX: Conceptual Models<=
/a> (17 Oct)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:18.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">You can get a quick overview of the webinars and dat=
es for upcoming sessions by visiting
<a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/cgi-bin/basket.pl">http://www.syntagm.c=
o.uk/cgi-bin/basket.pl</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>New Article: </b>I have an article coming up in t=
he Nov-Dec issue of the ACM Interactions magazine called &#8216;User Storie=
s Don&#8217;t Help Users: Introducing Persona Stories&#8217;. I hope the ti=
tle says it all but if you need further clues, the I
 describe numerous deficiencies with user stories (from a user-centred desi=
gn perspective) and explain how moving to &#8216;persona stories&#8217; imp=
roves user experience. You can read a draft of the article (with full refer=
ences lacking in the published article) at
<a href=3D"http://www.personastories.com">www.personastories.com</a>. <o:p>=
</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I&#8217;ll be talking about persona stories at sever=
al events:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 leve=
l1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">-<span style=
=3D"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]><b>Persona-Driven Design Workshop, 22/23 Oct, Riga =
</b>(<a href=3D"http://devtraining.eu/persona-driven-design">http://devtrai=
ning.eu/persona-driven-design</a>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 leve=
l1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">-<span style=
=3D"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]><b>UCD 2013, 8/9 Nov - London </b>(<a href=3D"http:=
//2013.ucduk.org">http://2013.ucduk.org</a>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 leve=
l1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">-<span style=
=3D"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]><b>Talk at DEVCONFU in Riga, 13 Nov, Latvia </b>(<a=
 href=3D"http://devconfu.eu/events/devconfu-in-riga">http://devconfu.eu/eve=
nts/devconfu-in-riga</a>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 leve=
l1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">-<span style=
=3D"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]><b>Talk at interaction2014, 5-8 Feb 2014, Amsterdam=
 </b>(to be confirmed,
<a href=3D"http://interaction14.ixda.org">http://interaction14.ixda.org</a>=
)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">If you&#8217;re in striking distance of London, do h=
ave a look at the UCD 2013 conference. It was very well received last year =
(as UCD 2012!). Early booking discounts are still available.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Regards,<=
o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">William (=
Hudson)<br>
User Experience Strategist, Syntagm Ltd<br>
Courses Co-Chair, CHI 2013 (Paris) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
Syntagm is a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985).<o:p></=
o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Registere=
d number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX14 2DS.<o:=
p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Author of=
 <i>Lighting the Road Ahead &#8211; The 55 minute guide to usability, acces=
sibility and SEO</i><br>
</span><a href=3D"http://www.lightingtheroadahead.com/"><span style=3D"mso-=
fareast-language:EN-GB">www.lightingtheroadahead.com</span></a><span style=
=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Guerrilla=
 UCD &#8211; Usability &amp; User Experience Webinars<br>
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