The tool doesn’t let you do that.” We’ve all heard it at one point or another. SharePoint, Drupal, and even the best of the framework portal, content management system, and enterprise applications have their out-of-the-box bounds. Knowing the right questions and negotiation tactics to take are key to getting your design implemented as imagined, even with tool boundaries and deadlines.
If you’re a designer or developer working for / with these tools or large organizations, this discussion will be one you can’t miss. Bring your ideas, frustrations, and tactics for how you’ve achieved success because of and in spite of a framework tool!
Biography
For the past 12 years, Kate Walser’s designed products that make sense and engage customers. She’s designed and worked with teams to implement websites and applications with content management systems including Drupal, intranets with SharePoint and BEA/Oracle, and enterprise applications like customer relationship management apps. Kate is Principal Consultant and Sr. User Experience Designer at CX Insights, a division of Tritus Technologies. She’s worked at large 6000+ publicly-traded companies and with customers across industry, government, and non-profit organizations, including AXA/Equitable, T. Rowe Price, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and international organizations. Kate’s a member of the US federal Section 508 accessibility refresh advisory committee and VP of the Washington, DC-area UPA chapter. She has a degree in biomedical engineering and an MBA in strategy and international business.
Discussions
Beyond the Box: Great Design with Framework Tools
Session Title
Beyond the Box: Great Design with Framework Tools
Presenter
Kate Walser, CX Insights
Session Type: Discussion
The tool doesn’t let you do that.” We’ve all heard it at one point or another. SharePoint, Drupal, and even the best of the framework portal, content management system, and enterprise applications have their out-of-the-box bounds. Knowing the right questions and negotiation tactics to take are key to getting your design implemented as imagined, even with tool boundaries and deadlines.
If you’re a designer or developer working for / with these tools or large organizations, this discussion will be one you can’t miss. Bring your ideas, frustrations, and tactics for how you’ve achieved success because of and in spite of a framework tool!
Biography
For the past 12 years, Kate Walser’s designed products that make sense and engage customers. She’s designed and worked with teams to implement websites and applications with content management systems including Drupal, intranets with SharePoint and BEA/Oracle, and enterprise applications like customer relationship management apps. Kate is Principal Consultant and Sr. User Experience Designer at CX Insights, a division of Tritus Technologies. She’s worked at large 6000+ publicly-traded companies and with customers across industry, government, and non-profit organizations, including AXA/Equitable, T. Rowe Price, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and international organizations. Kate’s a member of the US federal Section 508 accessibility refresh advisory committee and VP of the Washington, DC-area UPA chapter. She has a degree in biomedical engineering and an MBA in strategy and international business.