Product Design's Ability: Information Architecture

You create products that work within the existing information architecture and/or take steps to make what's there even better.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability with only a small amount of guidance

• Designs have clear visual hierarchy
• Designs include the entire flow of the user experience from the entry point to the exit point.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability, with no assistance as well as being a trusted active or passive mentor to others

• Designs have consistent use of existing information architecture.
• Designs account for existing navigational patterns and mental models of users.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to multiple squads when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can employ this ability as well as being considered an expert within this discipline

• You proactively seek to improve our understanding of a user's mental model and align your output with theirs.
• You're able to provide significant direction to others on navigational patterns, visual hierarchy, and user flows.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to a squad when wielding this ability, and therefore I would put them in situations where they can not only employ this ability but where they set the tone for this at the company level

• You define what the current mental model is, and how to improve our alignment of the entire product structure.
• You think systemically about impacts of features and navigational changes.

I have observed this person showing a consistent, comfortable, continuous, and clear positive impact to not just internal teams but the community/industry in general when wielding this ability, and they are recognized by the community/industry as an expert

• You're leading the local community on our understanding of user's understanding, mental models, and how they conceptualize training.
• You're a community leader in understanding how informational data, navigation, and flow affect user performance