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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="061005f0ermwup.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>EDIT 797 - Performance Based Design</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EDIT 797 Performance Based Design"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> back to the start of<B>  </B><A HREF="id285.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="11/04/2002"><U><B>11/04/2002</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>  </B><A HREF="id285.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="11/04/2002"><U><B><IMG SRC="05e0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>      </B><A HREF="id240.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Objects"><U><B><IMG SRC="05f0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id242.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Interface"><U><B><IMG SRC="0600e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id223.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Typical"><U>Typical</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id225.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Desired "><U>Desired </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id226.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PerformanceCentered UI Design"><U>Performance-Centered UI Design</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id227.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interface Design Approach"><U>Interface Design Approach</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id228.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Another Lifecycle..."><U>Another Lifecycle...</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id229.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Orienting the Team"><U>Orienting the Team</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id230.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ObjectAction Paradigm"><U>Object-Action Paradigm</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id231.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tasks"><U>Tasks</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id232.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interactions"><U>Interactions</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id233.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interactions: Personal Goals"><U>Interactions:  Personal Goals</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id234.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interactions: Business Goals"><U>Interactions:  Business Goals</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id235.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interactions: Practical Goals"><U>Interactions:  Practical Goals</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id236.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interactions: False Goals"><U>Interactions:  False Goals</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id237.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Polite Interactions"><U>Polite Interactions</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id238.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Appropriate Interactions"><U>Appropriate Interactions</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id239.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Usability of Interactions"><U>Usability of Interactions</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id240.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Objects"><U>Objects</U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8bf000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Actions</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id242.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Interface"><U>The Interface</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id243.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Test / Ensure Usability"><U>Test / Ensure Usability</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Actions</div> <div> <IMG SRC="24168700.png" border=0 width="104" height="112" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118bf000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Design Team identifies the actions that must be performed on objects so that performers can accomplish the interactions that are necessary to do their jobs</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d0118bf000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Actions are associated with objects, sub-objects and related objects </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002d0118bf000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">This is an iterative process</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118bf000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Study the objects of the process model to identify actions</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118bf000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Study the business goals, the personal goals, and the practical goals to determine which actions are necessary for the objects</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70118bf000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Look for verbs</div> <bR> <div> Examples:</div> <bR> <div> In MS Word, a <I>document </I>is the object; <I>format</I> is an action.  A <I>table </I>is a sub-object, and a <I>cell </I>is a sub-object.  Tables and cells are <I>related objects</I>.</div> <bR> <div> In MS Excel ... (complete the description as an exercise)</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>