Towards standard methods and metrics for evaluating IA

[Rashmi Sinha <rashmi AT rashmisinha.com>]

Hi,

Below I have summed up the jist of the comments on the agenda for the group:

-Scope of initiative should be broad. Should include evaluation methods, 
metrics, guidelines, patterns, rules-of-thumb, do's and don't. For every 
such contribution, it would be nice to know what worked and what did not.

-Bottom up approach  (letting people share methods and measures) is 
appropriate right now. For this some sort of a community infrastructure for 
sharing is needed.

-Top down approach (standards etc.) are a worthy goal and worth aiming for. 
We do not know enough to push ahead with that currently. But its important 
to keep that in mind as we go on with the project.

Can we go around and get some feedback, suggestions on this summary? Some 
quick ay's and nay's, suggestions, refinements would be great. Lets make 
sure to hear from everyone on the list before we forge ahead.

cheers!

-rashmi



At 03:49 PM 6/20/2003 -0700, Susan Campbell wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I share Liv's perspective that it's too soon for standards, and we can gain
> a lot learning from each other on what worked well and what failed. I prefer
> the bottom up method to get for sharing information, but top-down is useful
> when it comes to formatting all the ideas into a useful format (paper, best
> practices checklist, website, etc.)
>
> I'd also like to hear about the range of measures IAs need. These needs
> might naturally come out of method discussion.
>
> A bit on me...
> Susan Campbell...I lead Information Architecture and Usability Engineering
> at ZAAZ, a web agency in Seattle.  Trying to balance work with outdoor
> sports so you probably won't reach me after hours ;)
>
> Glad to be involved and meet you all.
>
> Have a great weekend,
> Susan
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