v2.9.0

Added

• Added a new method card: Stakeholder Influence Mapping

Updated

• Updated our content vision
• Refined the call-to-action on our intercept feedback form to make it more clear that it's for sharing feedback about the 18F Methods site
• Archived out-of-date and redundant resources and templates, and updated links to point to the where the canonical resources and templates live in the 18F UX Guide resources library

2.9.0

What's Changed

Added

• Heading links
• External link icons in accordance with USWDS
• Link testing, label syncing, and automatic "new" issue labeling

Updated

• Migrated the Method Cards site from Federalist to cloud.gov pages
• Removed and/or updated old reference links
• Archived and updated wiki content to reflect current working practices

Full Changelog: v2.8.0...2.9.0

2.8.0

Added

• a participant agreement template for studies in which participants will be compensated

Updated

• Containerized the local build by adding a Dockerfile and some basic Docker configs
• Renamed “incentives” card to “compensation” and brought content up-to-date with latest OGC guidance
• Cards to include guidance on how to learn about and avoid possible hazards and harms when using the following methods:
  • Stakeholder and user interviews
  • Journey mapping
  • Heuristic evaluation
  • Dot voting
  • Personas

Fixed

• Fixed some broken links
• Fixed up a bug with the mobile button overlay that was keeping the menu from expanding at ~928 pixels by making desktop breakpoints consistent

What's Changed

Full Changelog: v2.7.0...v2.8.0

2.7.0

What's Changed

• Add new method: Lean coffee by @juliaklindpaintner in #440
• Affinity mapping by @juliaklindpaintner in #442

Full Changelog: v2.6.0...v2.7.0

2.6.0

Added

• Added new methods:
  • 5 whys
  • Interface audit
• Added Methods Team email address to the footer and About page — please feel free to contact the team with questions, comments, or suggestions!

Fixed

• Fixed broken link on Content Audit method and added it to the homepage.

Other news

• Distributed a survey to federal government employees for feedback on the 18F Methods with 96 responses as of 3/10/2020. Still accepting survey responses until 3/27/2020 EOB.

2.5.0

Since our last release, the 18F Methods team has formalized internal processes, established a new team of contributors, refined and added content, and begun an initiative to connect with users across government agencies.

Added

• Added new method: Hopes & Fears
• Added criteria for new methods suggestions to our Github Wiki
• Added guidance for Methods Team on how to submit, edit, and refine new and existing methods to our Github Wiki

Updated

• Changed the "Applied in government research" language to "Considerations for use in government" across all cards
• Refined method: User Scenarios language has been updated based on feedback from the TTS Diversity & Accessibility Guilds
• Refined method: Design Hypothesis now includes a "harm prompt" to help teams consider unintended consequences of their design work
• Archived Bodystorming method based on internal survey results suggesting that it is not a commonly used method
• The project contributors past and present have been updated in our README

Fixed

• Added links to several missing methods to homepage summaries

Thanks to all those who have contributed to these updates and to the 18F Methods over the course of 2019:
Tiffany Andrews, Amirah Aziz, Christine Bath, Peter Burkholder, Elisa Chen, Matt Dobson, Leah Gitter, Nikki Lee, Julia Lindpaintner, Andrew Maier, Eric Richards, Alicia Rouault, Peter Rowland, Nikki Zeichner, and members of the TTS Diversity and Accessibility Guilds

2.4.0

Added

• Spanish version of the Example Design Research Participant Agreement

Updated

• Added a new entry to our Wiki on the 18F Methods team's 2019 goals

Fixed

• Print styles for the new homepage and additional resources.

2.3.0

Added

• Clear overview of categories on homepage: The homepage has been updated to display brief summaries of method categories and links to the individual cards, replacing the long scroll of all cards. This is intended to give users a quick overview of the purpose and use cases for each category.
• Changed “Method Cards” to simply “Methods”: Recognizing this as more of a digital tool, we removed the print-centric “card” reference.
• Print the methods: In cleaning up the homepage we've created a /print endpoint for the Methods. Click the "Print the Methods" link from the header or visit http://methods.18f.gov/print to print a copy of all the Methods. (You can still print individual pages, of course!)
• Interview checklist resource to the ‘Stakeholder and user interviews’ method card: This printable interview checklist outlines and provides suggestions for key moments in the interview process, including introductions, warm-up questions, topic-specific questions, activities, wrap-up, and post-interview debrief. Sample prompts and links to additional resources are provided within.
• Resources for Usability Testing: Example usability testing script for easy reuse, an example interview debrief worksheet to facilitate post-interview conversation, and an example rolling issues log to help capture results from a usability test
• Redirects from /method/ to /category/method so user can reference a method directly

Updated

• Instructions on Usability Testing card with five simple steps
• README for GitHub repository
• Styles associated with category summary pages, mobile display, and additional resources
• Permalinks to category summary pages

Fixed

• The Open Graph and Twitter share image URLs
• Task analysis hotfix
• Mobile padding and print button display
• Protected against security vulnerabilities by updating required gems to most recent versions
• Typos across several cards

2.2.0.

Added

• Meta info for social sharing
• Jekyll smartify filter
• Redirect for heuristic evaluation
• Underline to method titles
• Missing "How to" heading to Cognitive Walkthrough method
  Fixed

Updated

• Naming of method Heuristic Analysis to Heuristic Evaluation (thanks @headquarters!)
• Our README, CONTRIBUTING, ISSUE and PULL REQUEST templates
• Method pages to use more markdown
• Secondary page button colors to white
• Header navigation to individual method pages
• H1 to be H2 within each method
• Content on Content Audit method as non-printable (so it fits in the printable area)

Fixed

• A few permalinks
• Top navigation flashing bug (thanks @headquarters!)
• Print layout for individual methods
• Minor styling inconsistencies
• Rounded corner rendering

2.1.0.

• Removed Metrics definition card and added Design hypothesis card.
  We learned that the Metrics definition card was hard for people to understand how to apply.
  We started making revisions and they became so significant that the title Metrics definition no longer fit. So we made a new card, Design hypothesis.
• Updated the ConsentForm.docx file based on conversations with GSA's Office of General Counsel (our lawyers). The form is now titled "Design Research Participant Agreement" (The filename hasn't changed due to older links). The form now includes language to address the Anti deficiency Act, and provides links to our Privacy Act Notice and Privacy Impact Assessment for Design Research.
• Added Google Tag Manger to gain a deeper understanding of how folks are using the method cards.
• Updated styles to make margins consistent. Sections no longer force new pages when printing from the home page.
• Updated to the latest US Web Design Standards v1.3.1.