5 Steps to Service Blueprinting

There are clear and important advantages to keeping transactions on-chain. What layer I generally means is that the entire blockchain is modified periodically to reflect all transactions, with each one logged in finite blocks across every node in the network. Each transaction is ratified by a set

Blockchain isn’t the magic bullet some in the business community first thought it would be, but it’s hardly just hype, either. Private companies have learned where it works and where it doesn’t through trial and error, just like states and election advocates will. In the midterm elections and

She explained that the original design of the Internet was driven more by considerations of interoperability rather than security, and as a result we are now faced with almost insurmountable issues. Some examples include online criminals who steal our information, mass bandits who have the ability

A cumulative curve such as the number of app downloads (red) will always increase, regardless of any other factors. In contrast, a graph capturing a ratio, like that between the number of new active users and the number of downloads within a week (blue) is a much more meaningful measure, as it

It is fair to say that public opinion does not favor most online ads — our research confirms it. In a recent study, we collected open-ended responses to understand what truly makes or breaks an online advertising experience. From the 300 responses we received, comprised mostly of negative

Along with understanding the terminology of your audience, you need to know what your audience members care about. Are they only interested in how much money the product will cost? Do they have a strict timeline they need to adhere to? These are concerns that will be running through their minds as

For mobile apps, it's usually a good idea to have an "application home" that users can return to as a safe base after exploring the app’s various areas. This is particularly important for content-rich apps, such as magazines or newspapers. Used this way, the "home" button serves as a generic

It can also be helpful to add additional clarity for the user by including text that explains why the user is waiting (e.g., “Loading comments…”). One note of caution though: spinning gears can be dangerous for data that is loaded from a server, simply because the connectivity quality is

A supervisor interacts very intensely with a new employee and solicits detailed progress reports, but as the employee gains experience and the supervisor gains confidence, the need for this detailed feedback and dialog decreases. The supervisor can assign complex tasks and be confident that "no

In order for stakeholders to use personas, they have to believe in them, feel invested, and have ownership over them. The most successful personas are created with involvement from their end users. Otherwise, people will have no understanding of the data behind them and the rigor that went into

The Steering Law states that narrow, long tunnels are more difficult to navigate than short, wide ones. Dropdown menus, hierarchical menus, sliders, and other path-following UI elements should be designed so that the corresponding tunnel is as wide and as short as possible. Remember that such

This is what this most-skilled group of people can do: “At this level, tasks typically require the use of both generic and more specific technology applications. Some navigation across pages and applications is required to solve the problem. The use of tools (e.g. a sort function) is required to

The process of disabling the 5.0 editor should not be a hassle. In the coming days, we will be rolling out an admin notice that will display on the Dashboard page* of your site(s). This notice will have information about adopting the new editor and will provide buttons to install/activate the

Surprisingly, my favorite session of the weekend came from Joe A Simpson Jr who brought a refreshing perspective to why accessibility is important. Imagine a colorblind person watching a football game in which team uniforms were all solid colors. Through a color simulator, we couldn’t tell the

In 2015, WP Engine opened our first global office in London as a physical representation of our desire to expand our team of WordPress specialists and better serve our customers globally. Since then, we’ve worked hard to create a workplace that is collaborative, productive, and fun. Today, we

Over the past decade — the concept of being a data scientist has become a “normal” occupation title. It is no longer an unusual way to phrase the job description in data analytics. Now this to the industry standard term for a swath of data careers. Data Science. Like any career

Successful IIoT startups know that their target customer has been doing things a certain way for years. They know not to make assumptions that these customers have the same in-house capabilities and institutional knowledge that a non-industrial enterprise would—or, when it comes to software, that

You will want to protect the trust customers you’ve been dealing with over the years repose in you by granting you access to their highly sensitive information. You need the services of VPN providers to hide the real information of internet users. The beautiful aspect to the VPN business is that

The company is probably not a scam — they may be “bragging.” Many companies are just using the term “articifial intelligence” because they plan to use this technology at some point. They just can’t afford actually to do the work AI entails – now. Due

Businesses lose huge amounts of data every day because they either didn’t have reliable backup or failed to make sure it was running correctly. If you think it won’t happen to you, it will. Set up data backup for your business, verify that your mission-critical information is included in that

Finally, Hathaway sees this as a unique opportunity for the United States to work with countries around the world, and with organizations on an extremely local level. “We cannot succeed if our government works in isolation,” she added. It requires “leading from the top” from

When I was writing my recent book on hypermedia and hypertext, I needed a simple way to describe the growth of information for the chapter on information overload. One of my estimates was that the number of available servers on the WWW was doubling every 53 days. In addition to putting this

Providing immediate feedback for interactive events allows users to quickly identify the source of errors and fix them as soon as they were made. In fact, immediate feedback is one of the main benefits of direct manipulation, an interaction style in which users can act directly upon different UI

Even designers who believe in user mastery can be tempted to taint their designs with shades of mystery. It's easy to delude yourself that an ornamental feature will attract users. For example, most users disliked the category name "lifestyle" on bbc.co.uk according to the British government's user