Last week I described the bones of the user story. Briefly, a user story is a description of an objective a person should be able to achieve when using your website/application/software, written in the following format
An an [actor] I want [action] so that [achievement]
For example:
As a [...] Continue Reading…
My two favourite things about Agile development:
Communication
User stories.
One of the things I love about user stories (don’t worry, I’ll get to a definition soon) is that they’re a great technique to help people who aren’t used to commissioning websites or applications communicate their requirements.
I had a chat recently [...] Continue Reading…
I’m currently writing new copy for the Boost website, which will be relaunching soonish with an updated look and a lot of new information. This has got me thinking about what’s changed about writing for the web in the 5 years that I’ve been doing this, and what’s stayed [...] Continue Reading…
It’s not too late to register for the Engage Your Community unconference, being held in central Wellington this Saturday, 21 August.
The unconference is a free day-long learning and skill sharing event for people working or volunteering as webmasters in community groups, volunteer organisations and not-for-profits. Industry professionals are invited [...] Continue Reading…
Content. It’s the red-headed stepchild of any website project. The thing that 9 times out of 10 blows the time-line out of the water. The task that only ever seems to get bigger, not smaller. Why is this?
Perhaps it’s because content development is often spread over a number of [...] Continue Reading…
A bouquet to the government for its planned investment in ultra-fast broadband. From an education perspective, this is the most significant technology initiative in schools since, well, the introduction of pen and paper to classrooms.
I’ve written about the government’s plans and the implications for schools in the latest edition [...] Continue Reading…
Friday 30 July is New Zealand’s National Poetry Day, a ‘celebration of this country’s unique and vibrant poetic voice’.
Just in time for the celebration, the National Library of New Zealand has released a new look website for the New Zealand [...] Continue Reading…
At the end of last week I was in Westport, running a workshop on using social media tools for National Services Te Paerangi. The weather was lovely, the people were welcoming, and the lamingtons were fabulous. And I learned something interesting.
At the beginning of these workshops I ask everyone [...] Continue Reading…
This is the first entry in a semi-regular series sharing things that we’ve been looking at and reading recently …
Sarah (one of our project managers)
Broadband becomes a legal right in Finland
Guggenheim collaborates with YouTube and invites video submissions
Sue (one of our designers, recently returned from a break in [...] Continue Reading…
“Return on investment for social media activities”. It’s not a sexy phrase, but it’s one I’ve been pondering hard as I prepare for a National Services Te Paerangi workshop I’m running later this month in Westport (here are some notes on the first running workshop, held here in Wellington).
The [...] Continue Reading…
