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In the Design Foundation stage...

Establish the basic concept of the user interface, its objects, and its metaphors. Document navigation, basic screen types, and mental model underlying the user interface.

Management Activities UI and Usability Activities Sample Tools & Templates
  • Work with designers to plan design activities, usability evaluations, and the number of design iterations.
  • Communicate and coordinate the approval process.
  • Present the key screen prototype to executive management for feedback and approval.
  • Create the conceptual design, including key screen layouts, graphic design, navigation, and documentation of the target mental model.
  • Conduct high-level usability evaluations.
  • Create a key screen prototype that can be tested with users and then approved by management.
  • UI Architecture
  • Screen Templates
  • Target Mental Model
  • User Assistance Plan
  • Usability Evaluation Design & Planning Guide
The Design Foundation Stage is Complete When...
Executive management approves the design direction, embodied in a key screen prototype.
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