[Sigia-l] Frustrated Mid-Level IA job seeker

[Alexander Johannesen]

Hey,

On 3/1/06, Malahat Hosseini <mhosseini at sfu.ca> wrote:
> Well I can see that 'applications' is a whole lot different thing.

I use the term 'application' in the broadest sense, as in the
application of what the project is about. It doesn't matter if that's
a website, a web app, desktop app, a video game, a presentation, a
work process or whatever.

> But what about websites? do you think BA's would know what is best to
> present? and in what priorities? ( not talking about the mode of
> presentation... : interaction/visual design)

My *personal* opinion is that the most-often used role of BA is a
misguided attempt to have the design process in the control of the
business side; it's all about what the business side wants and you're
in *luck* if they've thought about the user, most often they don't
think about what the user wants but what they think the user needs. An
IA/UX person would at least make sure the user is better prioritised.

But hey, I'm looking for work these days too (albeit on a senior level
:), and the BA route seems to be the only real path to follow here in
Australia too. Hopefully businesses will over time understand that all
things they think is BA is better done through IA/UX.


Alex
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