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New Post 4/16/2009 3:03 AM
User is offline aivern
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ScreenShots for Change Request Document 
I am doing a UI Change Request Spec and have two options in mind currently... 1) Create sketches of the as is system and sketches of the to be system 2) Do some screen shots of the as is system and annotate it with some editor. Option 1 will take forever and it is more trouble than the document will give back... Option 2 feels rather unprofessional... What would you do?
 
New Post 4/16/2009 5:06 PM
User is offline Adrian M.
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Re: ScreenShots for Change Request Document 

It depends on how you're planning to use the UI designs created by this process.  If your only goal is to communicate the changes but not maintain "live" specs for these UIs then go with option 2.  It's efficient and effective.  You could also add these screenshots in a PowerPoint presentation and put the screenshot on the right side and the annotations with arrows on the left side (or next to) - almost like a storyboard.

If your goal is to create functional specs which you're planning to maintain in the future then you might want do the above plus create the new To-Be screens in a tool which allows you to easily modify them later.  For example: Dreamweaver for web-based screens, Visio for windows mockups or a visualization tool such as iRise.

Hope this helps!

- Adrian


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New Post 4/16/2009 9:59 PM
User is offline KJ
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Re: ScreenShots for Change Request Document 

Go with option 2,

Why? Users can then see the changes that you envisage. They can also more readily realte to "their" screens as they have some knowledge of them. Some users are concrete thinkers and they do have difficulty conceptualising "new" screens, especially if the interface is very different.

Adrians suggestion has merit; and option 2 is professional.

warm regards,

K

 
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