Posts Tagged ‘user experience’

(This post is Part 2 in a two-part series.  For Part 1, click here.) In our previous episode, we quickly reviewed the concept of data analytics as applied to social computing software—how it enables both admins and the software companies themselves to prescriptively target feature configurations or updates to user demographics that will benefit from them. […]

(This post is Part 1 in a two-part series.  For Part 2, click here.) Let’s continue our tour around the social capabilities of SharePoint 2013 and its extensions with a look at the value of analytics and why they need to matter to the decision-makers—whether they’re in IT, Communications, Human Resources or some other function— who […]

Join us Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at 1 p.m. CT for the webinar “Create Great Search Experiences with SharePoint 2013.” Have you ever found yourself searching for the perfect “search” interface? If that answer is yes, you’re looking at it the wrong way. You’ve got to start with your search results. Because let’s face it, no one […]

After my webinar on the topic went so well yesterday, I thought I’d distill the basics of Social (what, how, and why) in SharePoint 2013 into a few quick posts here at the blog.  Today’s inaugural topic represents the “what”— a quick look at the new social functionality in SharePoint 2013. Anyone who remembers the […]

Microsoft’s latest release of SharePoint (SharePoint 2010) has been gaining more and more traction lately in the collaboration/portal space as well as the public website/ digital marketing space. As such, organizations are trying to maximize their investment by enhancing their SharePoint solution with custom functionality and improved user experience. Let’s be frank, the out-of-the-box SharePoint […]

Earlier this month I presented “Resizing User Experience” at Midwest UX down in Columbus, OH. No, I didn’t talk about how to fit a website on a wristwatch—I addressed a persistent challenge faced by those who work at a design agency: how to adjust process and scale your efforts appropriately when the scope of projects […]

Microsoft made a big splash with the unveiling of their long-awaited Surface Tablet yesterday.  Never mind the interesting choice of branding (anyone familiar with the previous Microsoft Surface will be surprised they took the name from the world’s coolest cocktail table and applied it to a slate), the big question in our secret mountaintop command […]

The last month at Perficient has seen me working on various social intranet projects both here in the Midwest, and outside of my usual stomping grounds.  On a project in Philadelphia, I was treated to a close-up sight of that city’s beautiful City Hall every day, and it got me thinking about architecture, culture, and […]

A comment was recently posted to one of my older blogs looking for more than text.  “Words, words, words,” the commentor said, quoting Shakespeare’s Hamlet– “Are there visual examples of SharePoint Designer done right?” As it happens, there are.  Of course, we need to be clear that not all SharePoint visuals are conceived through SharePoint Designer.  And […]

Apparently Google Chrome is now the world’s most popular web browser.  Ho-hum. Google also has the most popular search engine, but “most popular” doesn’t necessarily mean “best”.  Just ask 1990.  Some of you might remember that Milli Vanilli won a Grammy award that year.  Sheer populism is a mistake we often make in our modern […]

I’ve lately been reading some thought-provoking posts by Stephen Fishman over at CMSwire.  I think he makes some very astute observations from the UX point of view, and I’d suggest looking into them if you follow this topic.  (In fact, a number of his points are exactly the sort of “pure UX” analysis I’ve been working […]

Part 2 of Part II: UX through SharePoint-colored glasses (Recommended reading: Start with the first part of this rather lengthy post. You’ll be glad you did.  You wouldn’t haved wanted to start Games of Thrones with Season 2, now would you?  Well, maybe if you were a big Ned Stark fan, I’d get that, but… […]