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Edition Articles by Editions and Highlight Topics
Updated: August 31, 2010
On this page, we list articles from SAP Design Guild Editions and Highlight Topics according to Editions/Highlight Topics and in the order of their publication.
See also Articles by Topic for a listing
of articles by topic • See also
the complete article list (includes articles
from all SAP Design Guild sections)
Special Edition 11: 10th Anniversary Edition
10th Anniversary Edition (published March, 2010; further articles to be published in the course of 2010)
Leading Article
Spotlight Articles
Highlight Topic 2: Human Performance at the Computer
Human Performance at the Computer (published November, 2008; updated March, 2010)
Leading Articles
- Leading Article: Human Performance at the Computer
- Introduction to the Highlight Topic "Human Performance at the Computer"
Introductory Articles
- Performance – Merely A Technical Problem?
- The Three Pillars of Human Performance at the Computer – Which One Fits Best?
- Have You Ever Heard of Performance-Oriented (UI) Design?
- Performance-Oriented Design and Guidelines
- What Matters Most?
Human Performance at the Computer
- Part 1: Introduction
- Part 2: Making Applications More Responsive
- Part 3: Perceived Performance
- Part 4: Towards Performance-Oriented UI Guidelines
- Addressing A "Design Issue:" Start-Up Time
- Examples of Poor Responsiveness
If All Else Fails...
- Waiting at the Computer: Busy Indicators and System Feedback – Part 1
- Waiting at the Computer: Busy Indicators and System Feedback – Part 2
- Waiting at the Computer: Busy Indicators and System Feedback – Part 3
The PeP Project
- The PeP Project: Evaluating the Responsiveness of SAP Applications from a User-Centered Perspective, Appendix new
References and More...
- Review of GUI Bloopers 2.0
- Links and References for Human Performance at the Computer
- Performance Glossary
- Performance Analogies
Highlight Topic 1: Universal Usability
Universal Usability (published December, 2007; updated March, 2010)
Main Article
Related Articles
- Universal Usability – Revisited
- Universal Design
- Universal Remote Console
- Assistive Technology – The Bridge Between Computers and Disabled Users
- One Common User Interface for All Users?
Book Reviews
- Review of Universal Usability • Appendix to Review of Universal Usability
- Review of Access by Design
- Review of Design Meets Disability
Accessibility
References
Special Edition 10: SAP User Experience
SAP User Experience (published December, 2006; updated August, 2010)
Leading Article
New SAP Ux Projetcs
- SRM UI Conversion
- Industry Composite Development – Quickly Responding to Change
- Providing a Web-Like User Experience to Business Users – The New SAP CRM Web Client User Interface
- The PeP Project: Evaluating the Responsiveness of SAP Applications from a User-Centered Perspective, Appendix
User-Centered Design
- The SAP User-Centered Design (UCD) Process
- User-Centered Design: SAP Analytics Customer Validation Project
Visual Design
Accessibility
More Project Reports
Events
- SAP's Presence at DIS 2010 in Aarhus, Denmark – A Photo Story
- Beyond Clicking: Successful 2010 SAP User Experience Conference in Shanghai
- SAP User Experience Conference in China 2010
- SAP's Presence at Usability Professionals' Association International Conference 2010 in Munich, Germany – A Photo Story
- SAP's Presence at CHI 2008 in Florence, Italy – A Photo Story
- World Usability Day 2007 – "Making Life Easy" (Photos)
- SAP's Presence at CHI 2007 in San Jose, California – A Photo Story
- SAP User Experience at ASUG/SAPPHIRE 2007!
- World Usability Day 2006: Making Life Easy
- World Usability Day 2006 – "Making Life Easy" (Photos)
For Your Reference
Edition 9: Accessibility 2005
Accessibility (published May/June, 2005)
Leading Articles
SAP's Accessibility Approach
- SAP Accessibility Competence Center – Accessibility for Ben, Iris and Oliver
- SAP Application and Technology Tests for Accessibility
- SAP GUI Accessibility – The Other Side of Scripting
Regulations and More
Assistive and Other Technology
- Assistive Technology – The Bridge Between Computers and Disabled Users
- Universal Design
- Universal Remote Console
Personal Report
For Your Reference
Edition 8: User Productivity
User Productivity (published November, 2004)
Leading and General Articles
- Leading Article: Matthias Vering on Usability and User Productivity – More Than Just a Pretty Interface
- Contextual Design – Defining Best in Class Applications
- AMR Analysts Discuss Role-Based ERP Interfaces – The User-Friendly Enterprise
- ASUG, SAP, and Usability – Face-to-Face Influence on Development
- Reducing TCO with Increased User Productivity
User Productivity Topics
- Overview Article: User Productivity Worldwide – Branding, Design, Accessibility
- UI First – Placing Users at the Center of the Design Process
- SAP Accessibility Competence Center – Accessibility for Everyone
- Creating the SAP Product Language
- The Usability Engineering Center at SAP – User-Friendly Software Is Not a Matter of Chance
- User Productivity at SAP Labs
- SAP Design Guild – The Voice of SAP in the Design Field
- User Interface Patterns – Components for User Interfaces
More User Productivity
- SAP Innovates Usability Testing
- Innovative Interfaces Between Man and Machine – Software With Extra Likeability
- Adapting User Interfaces of Mobile Applications – Success Factor Usability
Edition 7: Composite Applications
xApps and Composite Application Design (published October, 2003)
Introduction
Leading and General Articles
- Packaged Composite Applications: A Liberating Force for the User Interface
- Next Generation Applications – What Are They?
- xApps Acronyms and Glossary
Theoretical Foundations
- xApps – A New Practice for Next Practice
- Process Recombination: An Ontology-Based Approach for Business Process Re-Design
- The Agile Dance of Architectures – Reframing IT Enabled Business Opportunities
- Web Services and User Interaction
- Dissolving Boundaries with Distributed Cognition and xApps
Designing xApps, Examples of SAP xApps
- Prototype-Based xApps Design Process
- SAP xApp EPM – Employee Process Management
- SAP xApp Knowledge Network – From the Idea to the Product
Edition 6: Branding
Branding – Making a Mark on the Collective Consciousness (published February, 2003)
Leading Article
Introduction
All About Branding
- Extending a Software Brand Language Across the Vendor, the Customer, and the User
- The Brand as an Asset – The Five Evolutionary Steps to Creating a Brand
- Branding Hearts and Minds
- Visual Branding
- Themes, Schemes, Skins, Shells, Bells and Whistles
- Branding – An Unscientific Survey
SAP and Branding
- The SAP Theme Editor
- Brand Adaptation of the mySAP Enterprise Portal
- Branding and Usability in Software Products
- Branding – From the Point of View of a Usability & Design Consultant
Edition 5: Collaboration
Collaboration – Working Efficiently in a Complex Network of People and Information (published September, 2002)
Leading Article
Introduction
- Keywords and Definitions Around "Collaboration"
- Collaboration Glossary
- Links and Other Information Resources on Collaboration
Communities, Knowledge Management, and More...
- Beyond Commerce: Bringing Business Relationships and Community to the Web
- Knowledge Sharing in Practice
- Locating and Linking Experts – a Knowledge Management Approach at Aventis Pharma
- The Social Web Cockpit: Assistant for Teams and Communities
- Characterizing the Virtual Community
- Constraints for Developing Groupware and Obtaining User Acceptance
- Supporting Groupware with Awareness Information
- Personal Networks
- Supporting Group Work through Hardware and Software Solutions
SAP Collaboration Projects
- SAP Collaboration Room (mySAP Enterprise Portal Edition)
- Real-Time Collaboration Integration in the Portal
Edition 4: Accessibility
Accessibility – Section 508 and its Consequences (published February, 2002; outdated)
Leading Article
SAP Accessibility Competence Center
- A Giant Rises to the Challenge of Accessibility
- Evaluating Accessibility
- Policies Relating to Information Technology Accessibility
Around Accessibility
- 508 – Any More Questions? Commented List of Accessibility Resources
- Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines, Take 2
- Information Equivalence and More...
- The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, a Commented Overview
Assistive and Other Technology
- Assistive Technology - The Bridge Between Computers and Disabled Users
- Making Web Pages Accessible – Questions and HTML Examples
- One Common User Interface for All Users?
Visual Disabilites
- Portal Color Design to Support Visually Challenged Users
- Vision and Visual Disabilities – An Introduction
Projects
Personal Reports
- Experience Report of a Blind ABAP Developer
- "Seeing" with the Fingers – Technology and Team Spirit Create Jobs for Blind Colleagues
Edition 3: Portals
Portals – The Information, Functionality and Services I Need at My Fingertips (published May, 2001)
Leading Article
What is a Portal?
- Portals – The All-In-One Web Supersites: Features, Functions, Definitions, Taxonomy
- Creating New Work Paradigms for the Enterprise Portal
- The Posture of Portals
- Ingredients of Portals – An Overview
- Generic Portal Pages – What Do Most Portals Need?
What's in a Portal: MiniApps, Generic MiniApps
User-Centered Portal Design
- Portal Usability – Is There Such A Thing?
- Do Traditional Design Processes Apply to Portal Design?
- The Budget Manager Portal Revisited – Putting User-Centered Methods to Action
- Creating an Interaction Design
- Information Architecture for Web Portals
Graphic Design and Branding
"Real" Portal Projects
- City Portal
- The Web Master Portal – Roles and Scenarios
- Employee Self-Service and Life and Work Events – Two Ideas for a New User-Centric Perspective
Edition 2: Reporting
Reporting – Turning Data into Information (published December, 2000)
Leading Article
Current Trends in Reporting
Content
- Creating Reporting Structures through Information Modeling
- Structured versus Unstructured Information
Information Visualization
- Orion – A Visual Approach to Business Analytics
- Knowledge Reporting with InfoZoom®
- Making the Truth Visible – Visual Design of Visual Reporting Tools
Selected Portals
Edition 1: mySAP.com Workplace and Portals
mySAP.com Workplace and MiniApps – Steps towards a Personalized and Efficient Electronic Work Environment (published August, 2000)
Contents
- Building Blocks of Web Portals
- How to Master Portal Design
- Portals – A Step Beyond the Desktop?
- The Right Information Right on the Spot
- SAP User Roles – A Way towards a Personalized Workplace
- Self-Explaining Web Applications
- WAP-Designing for Small User Interfaces
- Workplace and MiniApps
Edition 0: Philosophy Edition
Continuous Improvement! (published April, 2000)
EnjoySAP
Branding
Design
- Introducing Grand Design to the Digital Domain
- SAP GUI Color Usage for Brand and Emotional Qualities
- Speeding UI Design Forward
- Graphics Usage for Brand and Personalization Qualities within SAP Applications
User Experience
- Cooper Interaction Design enjoys SAP
- Contextual Design at SAP
- What Does User Integration Mean for Software Design?
- User Feedback
