Author: Daniel X. O’Neil
-
Article: “UX testing that works” in GCN
Today I was referenced in “UX testing that works“, a story about the success of the CUTGroup, a user testing methodology I invented in February 2013. Here’s a snip: The CUTGroup meets both to look for errors in the performance of an app and to check “classic human interface design in term of the presentation of…
-
White House Champions of Change Reunion
Today I attended the White House Champions of Change Reunion. It was fun. Here’s a tweet from @potus: I’m teeny-tiny in the back left: And here’s some b-roll in which my mug appears: Program:
-
Kickoff: CMS WDS
Today I kicked off my work as the Senior Program Manager on CMS WDS, a project that supports 15 products that help make up HealthCare.gov
-
CUTGroup Named one of 15 “bold urban policies with a proven record of success”
Today the Center for an Urban Future published a report, Innovation and the City, that lists the Civic User Testing Group, a community-based UX test ing methodology I invented in February 2013, as one of 15 “bold urban policies with a proven record of success”. Here’s a snip: What most civic tech projects have lacked, how- ever, is…
-
Article: The Hidden Workers of Civic Tech
Today I published this article in Civicist: The Real Heart of Civic Tech Isn’t Code. Here’s a snip: In our Civic User Testing Group (CUTGroup), which is run by Sonja Marziano, we publish all of our methods for recruiting testers and developers, and we’ve compiled it into a book as well. They’re hiding in your…
-
Acknowledgement: CTA API Documentation
Today my colleague Harper Reed and I were referenced in the official API documentation for the Chicago Transit Authority Bus Tracker API Documentation. AcknowledgementsThe CTA Bus Tracker service is powered by BusTime, a product of Clever Devices, Inc. Both the API itself and the majority of this document were produced and developed by people at…
-
Remarks at the White House Open Data Innovation Summit
Today I gave keynote remarks, “Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise” at The White House Open Data Innovation Summit. Here’s the morning agenda: Here’s the slides: Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise from Daniel X. O’Neil Read the complete text here. Here’s some images: Here’s video: Here’s some coverage: White House Open Data Innovation Summit: Open…
-
CMS WDS Contract Award: $58M
Today Ad Hoc was awarded Contract HHSM500201600124G for CMS WDS, a project that supports 15 products that help make up HealthCare.gov. I managed the response, including drafting documents, estimating effort, and helping build the team structure. I will also serve as the Senior Program Manager for the program. Here’s a copy of the award as retrieved from…
-
CMS ADELE BPA Prime Contract for $19.9M
Today Ad Hoc was one of six firms awarded a prime contract on the 5-year BPA for Agile Delivery to Execute Legislative Endeavors for Quality Related Initiatives (ADELE-QRI). I led the response process for this Request For Quote— compiling past performance information, helping draft and edit the Technical Approach to Agile Methodology, and setting BPA pricing.