[Sigia-l] sitepath diagramming - comparing biased views?

[Stella L.]

i second that...i just finished using a sitpath
diagram for a website i do at work and it helps my
team to see the path from a user's persepective much
more clearly.
It is also fun to do!

Stella
--- "Christopher Fahey [askrom]"
<askROM at graphpaper.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> > In Christina's Blueprints for the Web, there is a
> section on 
> > developing site path diagrams. In brief, it's an
> informal 
> > sketching of which pages/areas/functions different
> kinds 
> > of users traverse.
> >
> > Last question: can we have a show of hands if
> you've used 
> > this technique?
> 
> {raises hand} All the time! It's a great way to
> translate linear
> use-case scenarios (or, what I call more informally,
> "success
> scenarios") into formal site maps and into branching
> process flow
> diagrams. For example, if every major use-case
> scenario begins with
> "view service plans", then "view service plans"
> might need to be a major
> navigational option. If a bunch of use-case
> scenarios begin with "log
> in", then the resulting diagram might collect this
> understanding into a
> clearly-delineated "authenticated users" section and
> an
> "un-authenticated users" section. Etc, etc...
> 
> -Cf
> 
> [christopher eli fahey]
> art: http://www.graphpaper.com
> sci: http://www.askrom.com
> biz: http://www.behaviordesign.com
> 
> 
> 
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