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Jay Longoria

Task Scenario and User Persona

TITLE:  Manager

Description:  Monitor website development.  Supervise design team.  Assist in identifying and acting upon new business ventures.  Insure functioning of product availability and distribution.  Monitor financial transactions.  Interview and hire new team members. Analyze site statistics and user feedback.

User Persona: Jay was hired to the 999.com staff in early April 2000, just a few months after the company's inception. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in communications in 1996 before receiving a Master's in Communication from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. While in graduate school, he met with the core group of people who would come to form the brain trust of 999.com. After interning with various startups, Jay was eventually recruited by Erica, of the 999.com management staff. As a manager, he assists in developing and coordinating new projects for the design team. Additionally, he is in charge of analyzing site statistics and user feedback.

1) Who:

ˇ        Age:  25

ˇ        Gender:  Male

ˇ        Education:  College undergraduate degree in Communications

2) Context:

ˇ        When:  8 am and 10 pm weekdays.

ˇ        Where:  Company offices

ˇ        Type of computer:  PC  850mhz+

3) What:

ˇ        Purpose:  Coordinating projects and activities for employees, Analyzing statistics for website.

ˇ        Expectations:  Broad range of products for sale.  Clothes, books, games, music will draw most users

4) Motivation:

ˇ        Urgency ­High  Most users are casual shoppers. Applying marketing techniques is essential to drawing more customers to the website.  Holiday season expected to bring sharp rise in sales.

ˇ        Desires ­ Seeking to generate higher revenue for the company in the current business year. Hoping to expand stock and increase the confidence of current shareholders.

5) Robustness: 

ˇ        Aggressive

ˇ        Bold

6) Name and Possible Nicknames:  John Q. Public