[Sigia-l] More About UI job requirements

[Peter Boersma]

Jake Cressman asked:
> How common is it for the IA/UID to be doing double duty as a project
manager
> or the manager of a team that includes developers, designers and
> production people?

My guess: All too common in smaller teams, and hopefully less common in more
mature teams.

> Our organization is set up this way primarily because the IA/UID
determines
> the production process, does the initial requirements gathering and is the
> primary contact with the client. Thus, they have to act as a guide for the
> rest of the project team.

At my previous employer, because of the reasons you mention here, we created
the role of "Concept Designer" who was responsible for the contents, but not
the management of this.

Peter
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> Message: 18
> Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 11:10:29 -0500
> From: Jake Cressman <rjc44 at cornell.edu>
> To: <sigia-l at asis.org>
> Subject: [Sigia-l] More About UI job requirements
>
> My last post was about a job listing that brought up the question of how
> much programming knowledge is common among usability professionals. Thanks
> for your answers!
>
> They bring up another question related to the IA/UID role, but from a
> different angle:
>
> How common is it for the IA/UID to be doing double duty as a
> project manager
> or the manager of a team that includes developers, designers and
> production
> people?
>
> Our organization is set up this way primarily because the IA/UID
> determines
> the production process, does the initial requirements gathering and is the
> primary contact with the client. Thus, they have to act as a guide for the
> rest of the project team.
>
> Is this similar to anyone else's experience? Advantages? Drawbacks?
>
> Thanks,
> Jake Cressman
>
>
>
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