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Activity: Develop Site Map

Organizing an application or website's content and functionality so users find it valuable, easy to navigate, and efficient is challenging. The Role: Information Architect iteratively develops an Artifact: Site Map to find an optimal organization.

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Content ManagerContent InventoryCreative ConceptActor Catalog
Requirements Analyst
Graphic Designer
Information ArchitectDevelop Site MapDevelop WireframesUse Case
StakeholderSite MapWireframesUse Case Model
Business Concept (from Business Strategy) User Research Report

Purpose

To organize all the pages within a website or web-based application, illustrating the big picture of the overall structure. This activity describes how the Information Architect and supporting roles may cluster and refine the content and functionality. Many revisions are required to find the structure most closely fitting users' mental models and facilitating use.