Design methods ranking

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2	Phase	Type	Method	1: Design Driven	2: Faster Progress	4: Most Flexible	3: Low Cost/realistic timeframe	Effort	Feasibility	Goals addressed	Supporting resources

3	Discovery	User research	Stakeholder map	high	high	high	high
4	Discovery	User research	Survey (online form, broad distribution)	medium	high	high	high			Perspectives
5	Discovery	User research	Stakeholder interviews (can be phone interviews)	high	medium	high	high			Perspectives
6	Discovery	User research	Self reporting (daily reports from people using WCAG, more complex)	medium	medium	medium	low			Perspectives
7	Discovery	User research	Contextual inquiry (observing people using WCAG)	high	low	low	low			Perspectives
8	Discovery	Research	Secondary research (i.e., learn from similar efforts that have more data/evidence)	medium	medium	medium	medium
9	Discovery	Research	WCAG analysis	medium	low	high	medium
10	Discovery	Research	Analysis of WCAG adaptations	medium	medium	high	high
11	Discovery	Research	Literature/article review	medium	low	high	low			Data and evidence	Research task force (APA)
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13	Interpretation	Synthesis	Case studies	medium	low	high	low			Perspectives
14	Interpretation	Synthesis	Personas	high	medium	high	high			Perspectives
15	Interpretation	Synthesis	User stories	high	high	high	high			Perspectives
16	Interpretation	Analysis	Analysis/inventory/grouping	high	high	medium	high
17	Interpretation	Communication	Report	medium	high	high	medium
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19	Ideation	Concept Generation	Face-to-face facilitated workshop	high	high	low	medium
20	Ideation	Concept Generation	Online workshop	medium	medium	medium	low
21	Ideation	Concept Generation	Hybrid face-to-face/online workshop	medium	medium	medium	low
22	Ideation	Concept Generation	Surveys/questionnaires	low	low	high	high
23	Ideation	Choosing	Voting	medium	low	medium	medium
24	Ideation	Choosing	Subgroup's choice	high	high	medium	high
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26	Experimentation	Prototyping	Create prototypes	high	medium	high	medium
27	Experimentation	User research	A/B/C Testing	high	low	medium	low
28	Experimentation	User research	User Journeys	high	high	high	medium
29	Experimentation	User research	Focus Groups	medium	medium	low	low
30	Experimentation	User research	Desirability testing	low	high	high	high
31	Experimentation	Refinement	Refine prototypes	high	low	high	medium
32	Experimentation	Choosing	Voting	medium	low	medium	medium
33	Experimentation	Choosing	Subgroup's choice	high	high	medium	high
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35	Production and Evolution	Resourcing	Establish resources	high	high	high	high
36	Production and Evolution	Resourcing	Establish partnerships	high	high	high	high
37	Production and Evolution	Resourcing	Hiring an editor for the spec	high	high	medium	low
38	Production and Evolution	Resourcing	Forming a task force within the WG	low	high	high	high
39	Production and Evolution	Management	Identify specific milestones	medium	high	high	high
40	Production and Evolution	Production	Crowdsource creation of the spec	low	low	high	low
41	Production and Evolution	Production	Writing workshop for people to work in smaller groups	high	medium	medium	medium
42	Production and Evolution	Production	Creation distributed out to individual writers	medium	low	medium	high
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44	Process 1: Design driven		Leads to the most usable and effective Silver over time - most UX research	Process that prioritizes usability and effectiveness of the final product
45	Process 2: Faster Progress		Is most effective at making progress - reaches REC the fastest	Process that prioritizes adhering to a short timeline
46	Process 3: Low Cost		Costs the least in terms of time, people, money	Process that prioritizes lower costs in terms of time, people, and money
47	Process 4: Most Flexible		Results in something that is easy to change and update	Process that prioritizes ability to adapt and evolve Silver
48			Nothing speaks specifically to broad consensus
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50			Goals
51			Include as many perspectives as possible in the process, to make Silver as effective as possible to each perspective
52			Use evidence and data to make decisions, to ensure the outcome addresses real needs
53			Define and engage stakeholders, so people are committed to the success of the effort
54			Broaden the scope of applicability, so Silver is inclusive of more disabilities and technologies
55			Establish clear milestones, so we can track progress throughout the effort
56			Have easy and open communication channels, to be as inclusive as possible of different perspectives
57			Attend to the lifecycle of Silver, so the outcome is effective over time
58			Broadly communicate our efforts, to keep the community informed and supportive of the Silver activities
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