Informed Portal Design

Informed Portal Design is a philosophy and best practice framework for integrating analysis and a broadened design perspective that includes the people-centered design of portal-based business solutions. This framework fits within LDS’s methodology, The Logical Approach^SM, and ensures that the design reflects a sound Portal Strategy.

Conventional approaches sequence analysis and then design. But, analysis can take on a life of its own — and, as questions come up during design, decisions go uniformed. Informed Portal Design develops an initial understanding and moves right into design, framing the challenges and proposing solutions that raise new questions for analysis to address (i.e., iteration).

Anchored in a defined Portal Strategy, the next step is to envision how the portal will impact the future business environment and the collective behavior of people.

Current conditions are examined to determine how they can enable or hinder the success of an Enterprise Portal — what resources can be leveraged for value, how users currently behave, the standards being used that could limit design and the readiness of technical and governance infrastructure. Then the future foundation is envisioned, spelling out the key dependencies that must be managed to ensure the portal can have the full impact envisioned.