links for 2010-12-06

• How to Write Good Usability Requirements for websites and web applications
  Pronounced "scissor", the Common Industry Specification for Usability Requirements (CISUR) helps web managers, usability professionals, and IT project managers

  Define usability requirements for website and web applications projectsFrom World Usability Day 2008

  (tags: requirements standards ux usability)
• Website redesign? Bolster buy-in with these 5 techniques | Articles | Main
  Creating a new company website should be an exciting time, and things can go a lot smoother if there's open communication, especially internally. Whether you're a small organization or a multi-silo corporation or university, here are five tips to make the transition more like a party than a funeral for employees:

  1. Create a countdown. Treat a website redesign like New Year's Eve. Make sure your internal users—staff members, stakeholders, other constituents—know that a redesign will occur and when the transition will take place. There shouldn't be any surprises: Everyone should know the change is coming months before it happens.

  (tags: communication redesign web)

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