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Human-centered design for IT centralization

Are you working on an IT centralization project? Here is why taking the time to prioritize users is important and will result in services that work better for the people you serve.— via 18F

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May 20, 2019

An introduction to usability testing, why it’s important, and how to talk about things that aren’t required to do a usability test.— via 18F

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Dec 10, 2018

Code.gov User Interviews — What We Learned

This post was originally published by Code.gov on Medium. It’s been a year since the federal government published the Federal Source Code Policy, which created the foundation for Code.gov. In honor of the policy’s anniversary, we checked in with our users to learn more about them, their needs, and the challenges they face. Our users

Sep 05, 2017

Shedding Light on Underserved Users through Research

How user interviews helped spotlight the needs of a previously forgotten group. We may not like to admit it, but, most web services or sites have users that (for whatever reason) just aren’t well understood—and in turn, not well served. Conducting user interviews and making sure you get good participation from those groups can help

Aug 17, 2017