Frustrated Mid-Level IA job seeker

Thanks Dmitry!

Since I see you are from IBM Vancouver, may I ask how much
user research and
what kind is involved in your design process? I was actually
thinking of
applying for internships at IBM vancouver, may I ask if you
think that may
be a possibility?


Malahat
ps. I think thats so sad... to call html coding design.  ...
ofcourse
coding is fun and valueable ...

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:59:38 -0800 mail.dmitrygmail.com
wrote:
> Malahat,
> 
> Many companies do not have a "designer"
role per se, or use that job
> title for people who write HTML code. Not that there's
anything wrong
> with that. 
> 
> Seriously, as previous posters already mentioned, there
is much
> overlap between all these roles. In my team, for
instance, we have
> IA's who come from a BA background and occasionally
work as BA's, as
> well as web designers who occasionally do IA work. The
main reason for
> this is to ensure that everyone's time is fully
utilized - in a
> consulting/agency environment, utilization is a big
deal - but it also
> helps team members round out their skills and pursue
new career
> directions.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Dmitry
> 
> --
> Dmitry Nekrasovski
> work: http://www.ibm.com/services/ca/en/innovation/vancouver/
> blog: http://www.smallmultipl
es.com
> 
> On 2/28/06, Malahat Hosseini <mhosseinisfu.ca> wrote:
> > wow...
> > then what do the designers do?? 
> >
> > m
> >
> > On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:35:52 -0500 donnamaadmob.net wrote:
> > > Business analysts around here collect user
requirements, determine
> > > functionality, design interfaces, document
requirements and create
> > > functional specifications.
> > >
> > > More usually they do it on interactive
systems than informational
> > > systems like websites.
> > >
> > > Frequently, there are many relatively
entry-level BA jobs. Most
> > > BAs I have worked with have no qualifications
or training in
> > > requirements gathering and interface design.
They just make it up
> > > as they go along (yes, my opinion, but one
based on observation
> > > ;)
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon Feb 27 20:46:44 PST 2006, Malahat
Hosseini
> > > <mhosseinisfu.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > > > pardon my ignorance, I don't see what
the relationship between
> > > > bussiness
> > > > analyst and IA job is. Would anyone have
the time for a little
> > > > explanation?
> > > > Is the bussiness analyst actually the
user researcher? Just shows
> > > > how much I have stayed too long in
academia , I guess! 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > malahat
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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