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Implementing Taxonomies and IA: Ensuring Success

November 1, 2016 / Perspectives / By Gary Carlson

So, you did all this work and built these fantastic taxonomies and navigation models. Aren’t you done yet? Not really. Like architectural or backcountry trip plans, the realities of the situation will require modifications and adjustments to the information architecture. The taxonomies, metadata, content models, and navigation that make up the IA will all be tested during implementation. …

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Valuable customer journey maps are based on evidence

May 16, 2016 / Perspectives / By Factor

Customer journey maps are a popular visual artifact for documenting or modeling an archetypal user’s experience with a brand, product, or site, but they are more than just a pretty deliverable. Find out why.

Gary Carlson and Bram Wessel on Enterprise Information Models

April 19, 2016 / Perspectives / By Factor

Bram Wessel and Gary Carlson briefly describe the basics of Enterprise Information Models at the Seattle Information Architecture Meetup.

Factor at Adobe Summit

March 21, 2016 / Past Events / By Factor

Gary Carlson and Bram Wessel will be at Adobe Summit this week in Las Vegas.

Planning for Enterprise Adoption

March 8, 2016 / Perspectives / By Factor

There are many, many considerations that go into evaluating ROI, but Factor’s Sarah Barrett knows of one that can immediately tank internal projects, and isn’t talked about nearly as much as it should be: Adoption.

Rachel Price presenting at ASIS&T Speaker Series

February 23, 2016 / Past Events / By Factor

Rachel Price, a University of Washington iSchool alum, will be speaking to current graduate students on how to transition a master’s in library and information science degree into a career in information architecture.

Factor Helps Sponsor World IA Day Seattle

February 12, 2016 / Past Events / By Factor

Factor is proud to help sponsor this year’s sold out World Information Architecture (IA) Day Seattle on February 20th at Impact Hub in Seattle’s Pioneer Square.

Bram Wessel to teach Information Architecture at SVC

February 5, 2016 / Past Events / By Factor

Bram Wessel will teach Information Architecture at Seattle’s School of Visual Concepts beginning February 16.

Factor-sponsored Seattle UX Super Meetup was a huge success!

February 5, 2016 / Past Events / By Factor

Factor is a proud sponsor of the Seattle UX Super Meetup which will be held Tuesday February 9th at 6:00 pm at Seattle’s Motif Hotel.

Sarah Barrett speaks at the SharePoint Symposium

November 10, 2015 / Past Events / By Factor

People actually using the solution, adoption, is the most important factor in the success of a SharePoint project. On a very real level, it doesn’t matter how functional everything is if people refuse to use it. And they do refuse sometimes.