A List Apart: Articles: Flexible Fuel: Educating the Client on IA - The Diigo Meta page

• 23 Mar 09
  

  Mark Blair

  Information architecture (IA) means so much to our projects, from setting requirements to establishing the baseline layout for our design and development teams. But what does it mean to your clients? Do they see the value in IA? What happens when they change their minds? Can IA help manage the change control process? More than ever, we must ensure that our clients find value in and embrace IA—and it’s is our job to educate them.
  
  If we want our customers to embrace IA, we must help them understand why we need it. IA is about selling ideas effectively, designing with accuracy, and working with complex interactivity to guide different personas (potential customers) through website experiences.
  
  The following talking points may help your clients understand the value of IA.

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• 08 Dec 08
  

  Wendy Clark

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• 07 Dec 08
  

  Zohar Manor-Abel

  IA is about selling ideas effectively, designing with accuracy, and working with complex interactivity to guide different types of customers through website experiences. The more your client knows about IA's processes and deliverables, the likelier the project is to succeed.

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  Anna Manyuk

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• 06 Dec 08
  

  Will Allen

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• 04 Dec 08
  

  Steve Downey
• 03 Dec 08
  

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  Mahmut Tota Vertu

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  Ben Phillips

  Information architecture (IA) means so much to our projects, from setting requirements to establishing the baseline layout for our design and development teams. But what does it mean to your clients? Do they see the value in IA? What happens when they change their minds? Can IA help manage the change control process? More than ever, we must ensure that our clients find value in and embrace IA—and it’s is our job to educate them.

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• 02 Dec 08
  

  Johannes Baeck

  "Proper IA, when done with an informed client, becomes the flexible fuel that drives the user experience."

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  Ryan McCutchen

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  Jon Aston

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  Jade Anderson

  Informative post about different kinds of IA deliverables and where they fit into the overall process.

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  Tristan Rivoallan

  Proper IA, when done with an informed client, becomes the flexible fuel that drives the user experience.

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  Frederik Van Zande

  Information architecture (IA) means so much to our projects, from setting requirements to establishing the baseline layout for our design and development teams. But what does it mean to your clients? Do they see the value in IA? What happens when they change their minds? Can IA help manage the change control process? More than ever, we must ensure that our clients find value in and embrace IA—and it’s is our job to educate them.
  
  If we want our customers to embrace IA, we must help them understand why we need it. IA is about selling ideas effectively, designing with accuracy, and working with complex interactivity to guide different personas (potential customers) through website experiences.

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  Adam McGowan

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