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How Customers Develop Factiva Products. Ann Lee Special Libraries Association June 13, 2000. Customer as Product Developer. Incorporating customer input into the design process How our customers have implemented creative solutions A new career for info pro’s. Server Software. RBB Select.
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How Customers Develop Factiva Products Ann Lee Special Libraries Association June 13, 2000
Customer as Product Developer • Incorporating customer input into the design process • How our customers have implemented creative solutions • A new career for info pro’s
Server Software RBB Select Factiva Developer Factiva Integration Dow Jones Interactive Destination Sites Factiva Links Factiva Publisher Reuters Business Briefing
FACTIVA Product Development Process IDEA GENERATION JUSTIFICATION DEFINITION ARCHITECTURE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION TESTING LAUNCH SUCCESS REVIEW PRODUCT RE-EVALUATION Methods of Work
How Do We Collect Customer Input? • Individual research interviews globally • Field observations of users • Usability testing of new product concepts • Continuous loop
How we choose participants • Various professional roles • Users of different products • All vertical markets represented • Geographically diverse
Monitoring the Market • Evaluations of current products globally • Forecasts • web access • industry trends • business climate -- flatter orgs, e.g.
What is important to users? • Speed/response time/performance • Post-processing of results • User administration • Company searching should be easy
What is important to users? • One product that works for all levels • Clear, simple labels for global audience • Allow for customization • Integrate content • different types of sources • internal and external
Sneak Peak Factiva Publisher Back User Interface Default View
Info Pro as Product Developer • Greater choice of products • Component-based purchases • Customized for their environment • Opportunity: not limited to out-of-the-box
An Example of DJI’s Content Objects at work Back
Info Pro as Product Developer • Definition of results • User needs • Working with vendors • Justification • Implementation • Evaluation