[Sigia-l] IA and medium

[Lucie Melahn]

At 10:25 AM 5/14/2002 -0700, Bill DeRouchey wrote:
>Quick thought on "User Engineering"...
>
>Maybe it's not "engineering the users". Maybe it means the intended users
>engineer the solution. Our job is to understand the user, talk to as many
>as feasible, and build the solution they need. If the user isn't driving
>the solution, then the result is just portfolio fodder.
>
>In "user engineering," the user is the subject, not the direct object.


Or the adjective. That's how I read it.
User Engineering = "Engineering FOR the User"

I think jumping all over IBM for terminology you might not have chosen 
yourself is pretty useless. The IBM team may not be members of our club, 
but that doesn't necessarily detract from the importance or quality of 
their work.

Lucie