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Understanding User Requirements for the Enterprise Information Portal. InfoToday 2002 May 14, 2002 Mary Lee Kennedy Microsoft Corporation. Problem Statement. What would it take to provide Microsoft employees with a sense of community in a web space targeted at the entire corporation?.
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Understanding User Requirements for the Enterprise Information Portal InfoToday 2002 May 14, 2002 Mary Lee KennedyMicrosoft Corporation
Problem Statement • What would it take to provide Microsoft employees with a sense of community in a web space targeted at the entire corporation? Knowledge Network Group
MSWeb’s Mission • Engage employees with Microsoft’s organization and community by providing a primary online vehicle for communications, communities and enterprise information. Knowledge Network Group
Enterprise Information Portal Evolution Microsoft Community “Anywhere On any Device” Information Architecture Industry Information Events LOB Web-site Access FY1996 FY1999 FY2000 FY2001 Knowledge Network Group
Two Business Drivers in FY01 • Productivity – contribute to the development of the high performance employee • Retention – contribute to employees intent to stay Knowledge Network Group
Success • Increased customer “engagement” • Editorial direction and features set to meet persona criteria for building community, communicating our culture and business direction. • Compelling user experience Knowledge Network Group
Introducing Personas • A concrete representation of a product’s target users • An amalgam of real users based on detailed customer data Knowledge Network Group
Why Use Personas? Proven success • Focuses end-result on the customer • Improves communication within the product development team • Narrows the target by aiming for the specific rather than the average • Provides a solid basis for decisions regarding features, communication strategy and implementation Knowledge Network Group
Steps in Creating Personas Knowledge Network Group
Archetypes • Foundation is anecdotes, values, beliefs, rules • Represent the extreme forms (superhero, alter ego) of the values, beliefs, and rules • Used in editorial strategy as content, and as guides in how content is delivered Knowledge Network Group
Archetype Example Knowledge Network Group
Ongoing Impact • Influences editorial strategy • Influences communications strategy • Process to be applied at in other projects. • Update as business drivers change Knowledge Network Group
Contact Information • marylken@microsoft.com Knowledge Network Group