Initial Prototyping Results
This is a suggested outline for the Prototyping results document. Adapt
as you see fit.
1. Objectives
- Describe the critical issues and risks that the prototype is attempting
to describe, any uncertainties that the prototype is trying to adress
2. Approach
2.1 Participants
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Describe any participation on the part of the clients in the prototyping
effort: e.g., changes requested after initial evaluation
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Describe how effective was the prototype in overcoming initial IKIWISI
(I Will Know It When I See It) client expectations
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Mention whether this is the first prototype, or a revised one, including
changes suggested by client, etc...
2.2 Prototyping
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Mention the tool that you used to develop the prototype and the reasons
for choosing that tool.
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Describe how adequate the tool turned out to be to your needs, or whether
you are contemplating using a different tool
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Example: "We started by creating a Web based prototype. But we decide
to move to Microsoft Access since the system does not require public access
and will be used only at the reference librarian desk".
3. Initial Results
For each aspect of the system that you prototyped, describe the:
a. Current way of performing activity
Example: "Currently, to reserve a room, patrons go and look at the
Facility schedule and look for empty slots"
b. Proposed way of performing activity
- Include screen shot of relevant prototype screen
- Brief explanations on how system will be used as illustrated by prototype
screen (You may annotate explanations directly on screen shots)
- You may propose multiple screens, and indicate which one your client
preferred (or maybe hasn't decided yet which one to use).
Example: "ScreenName1: After entering date, Patron clicks on 'Find
Unused Time Slot' button to obtain a list of all the time slots when the
Seaver Auditorium is not booked. ScreeName2: Patron enters Date and Time,
and clicks on 'Check for Availability' button, to obtain whether the Auditorium
is available on that day and time, or not. The patron keeps trying until
he finds a available slot".
4. Conclusions
List by order of priority the items that you will be looking into next,
i.e., the most critical risks that you hope to elicit by doing further
prototyping
Example: "Current prototype suffers from navigability problems:
the client complained that she was getting lost. We will be looking into
improving usability and navigability using frames, site map, etc..."