Get Agile: Kill the Library Website Redesign Project
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Get Agile: Kill the
Website Redesign Project
2014 Internet Librarian | Monterey, Ca | October 27
Tammy Allgood Wolf, Arizona State University, @tallgood
Melissa Johnson, South Mountain Community College
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Costs of Big Bang Redesign
Time
Effort
Money
Assessment
Politics
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Louis Rosenfeld
In my nearly two decades as an
information architect, I’ve seen my
clients flush away millions upon millions
of dollars on worthless, pointless, “fix it
once and for all” website redesigns.
All types of organizations are guilty:
large government agencies, Fortune
500s, not-for-profits and (especially)
institutions of higher education.
Image: Louis Rosenfeld.com
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Digg.com
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Target.com
Courtesy: Ad Age, 11/22/13
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Target.com
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Kraft FoodsImage: Logopedia
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Users. Hate. Change
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Annoyances matter, because they compound.
Jakob Nielsen, “Does User Annoyance Matter?”
Image: Donald Clark
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Small, simple fixes can accomplish far more than expensive redesigns.
Louis Rosenfeld
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Revolution vs. Evolution
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Evolutionary Site Redesign (ESR)
• Incremental changes • Continual A/B testing
• Dedicated staff
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Ebay.com, 2006
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Ebay.com, 2007
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Cognitive Load
Human brains have a limited amount of
processing power.
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Small iterative change spreads out the cognitive load required to learn new things on a site.
Aaron Schmidt
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ESPN NFL/Soccer, Spring 2014
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ESPN Soccer, Fall 2014
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Typically, a fresh design will be a worse design simply because it's new and thus breaks user expectations.
A better strategy is to play up familiarity and build on users' existing knowledge of how a system works.
Jakob Nielsen
Image: Donald Clark
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Advantages of ERS
• Easy to assess
• Easy to roll back
• Simpler to plan, execute, and manage
• Easy to remain agile
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AgileManifesto.org
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
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AgileManifesto.org
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http://www.commonplaces.com/who-we-are/our-process
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http://www.commonplaces.com/who-we-are/our-process
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Specific Agile Methodologies
❏ DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development Method)❏ Facilitated workshops❏ Modelling and iterative development❏ MoSCoW prioritization - musts, shoulds, coulds and won't
haves❏ Scrum❏ XP (Extreme Programming)
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REI.com, 2010
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REI.com, 2014
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Yahoo.com, 2010
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Yahoo.com, 2014
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Amazon.com, 2007
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Amazon.com, 2014
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Web Experts Agree...
Image: Louis Rosenfeld.com
Image: Donald Clark Image: Aaron SchmidtImage: Jared Spool
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What It Means for Library Websites:
• No big plan followed by a GREAT UNVEILING
• Set priorities
• Work in short sprints to deliver features bit by bit
• Roll out changes
• Assess
• Begin againImage: lib..asu.edu
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Elevate the discussion
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Focus on the stuff people have trouble with
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Focus on the stuff people need
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http://usability-ed.blogspot.com/2011/10/avoid-site-redesign-rosenfeld.html
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The Bad News: You Are Never Done
Image: Leon Bonaventura
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The essence of strategy is choosing what NOT to do.
Michael Porter, Harvard Business Review
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Evolution over revolution...
Process over project...
Realign over redesign...
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So, when are you going to redesign your library’s website?
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Tammy Allgood Wolf Arizona State University Libraries | Tempe, AZ
Melissa L. Johnson South Mountain Community Library | Phoenix, AZ
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ReferencesWebsite Redesign: Evolution Beats Revolution(2014). Website redesign: Evolution beats revolution. FUZE. Retrieved from http://www.fuzeinc.com/website-redesign-evolution-beats-revolution/
Manifesto for Agile Software DevelopmentBeck, K., Beedle, M., van Bennekum, A., Cockburn, A., Cunningham, W., Fowler, M., Grenning, J., Highsmith, J., Hunt, A., Jeffries, R., Kern, R., Marick, B., Martin, R.C., Mellor, S., Schwaber, K., Sutherland, J., & Thomas, D. (2001). Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Retrieved from http://agilemanifesto.org/
Pretty Much Everyone Hates the New Target.com RedesignGriner, D. (2013). Pretty much everyone hates the new Target.com redesign. AdWeek. Retrieved from http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/pretty-much-everyone-hates-new-targetcom-redesign-154071
Myth #11: You need to redesign your website periodicallyGócza, Z. (2013). Myth #11: You need to redesign your website periodically. UX Myths. Retrieved from http://uxmyths.com/post/712537920/myth-you-need-to-redesign-your-website-periodically
Never Redesign Your Website Without This Strategy!Goward, C. (2014). Never redesign your website without this strategy! CrazyEgg. Retrieved from http://blog.crazyegg.com/2014/01/15/website-redesign-strategy/
Digg Users Revolt After RedesignHalliday, J. (2010). Digg users revolt after redesign. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2010/aug/31/digg-redesign-revolt
Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief HistoryLarman, C., & Basili, V.R. (2003). Iterative and incremental development: A brief history. Computer 36(6), 47. Retrieved from http://www.craiglarman.com/wiki/downloads/misc/history-of-iterative-larman-and-basili-ieee-computer.pdf
Good Designers Redesign, Great Designers RealignMoll, C. (2005). Good designers redesign, great designers realign. A List Apart. Retrieved from http://alistapart.com/article/redesignrealign
Does User Annoyance Matter?Nielsen, J. (2007). Does user annoyance matter? Nielsen Norman Group. Retrieved from http://www.nngroup.com/articles/does-user-annoyance-matter
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More ReferencesFresh vs. Familiar: How Aggressively to RedesignNielsen, J. (2009). Fresh vs. familiar: How aggressively to redesign. Nielsen Norman Group. Retrieved from http://www.nngroup.com/articles/fresh-vs-familiar-aggressive-redesign/
Stop Redesigning And Start Tuning Your Site Instead Rosenfeld, L. (2012). Stop redesigning and start tuning your site instead. Smashing Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/05/16/stop-redesigning-start-tuning-your-site/
Resist That Redesign | The User ExperienceSchmidt, A. (2010). Resist that redesign. Library Journal, 136(4), 21. Retrieved from http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2010/03/opinion/aaron-schmidt/resist-that-redesign-the-user-experience/#_
Usability Tools Podcast: Avoiding Redesigns Spool, J. (2007). Usability tools podcast: Avoiding redesigns. User Interface Engineering. Retrieved from http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2007/12/03/usability-tools-podcast-avoiding-redesigns/
The Quiet Death of the Major Re-LaunchSpool, J.M. (2003). The quiet death of the major re-launch. User Interface Engineering. Retrieved from http://www.uie.com/articles/death_of_relaunch
Website Redesign: Big Bang, Gradual or Evolutionary Approach?Watson, C. (2010). Website redesign: Big bang, gradual, or evolutionary approach? SmileyCat. Retrieved from http://www.smileycat.com/miaow/archives/001973.php
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