Series 1: Forms Analysis and Design

Thursday, January 14, 2010
Assembling Your Form Design Request Form
Presented by Margaret Tassin, Forms Doc, LLC
As a forms designer, your Forms Design Request (FDR) is both a showcase piece and a critical work tool. Learn what questions to ask to make jobs go smoothly and what design considerations to keep in mind to convince your clients/coworkers you are really the expert they need.

Thursday, January 21, 2010
Forms Analysis – A Basic Approach
Presented by Margaret Tassin, Forms Doc, LLC
How exactly do you do forms analysis? What are the key steps to follow during this process? Learn how to gather information for forms analysis and how the information gathered affects the design. Topics will include where to look during the analysis, what to look for, and what result certain characteristics have on the design & construction of the form.

Thursday, January 28, 2010
Implementing Design Analysis
Presented by Ray Killam, Essociates Group, Inc.
Business rules and requirements affect the design that is needed to support the business rule. The requirements can affect the product type and the deployment. Learn how to use the information that you have gathered during the analysis phase of the forms management process to create the form you need.

Thursday, February 04, 2010
Basic Forms Layout
Presented by Margaret Tassin, Forms Doc, LLC
A forms designer has a palate of tools available, but the expert knows when to use each one and how to lay them out to create good flow within the form. Should you use a radio button or a drop down? Where should you place instructions? Enhance your design know-how with these basic rules of thumb.

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Analyzing Existing Forms
Presented by Ray Killam, Essociates Group, Inc.
Designing forms doesn’t always mean starting from scratch. Sometimes it means editing existing forms to improve their usefulness. This session will cover what to look for when analyzing forms and how to evolve a standard that will ensure that each revised form that leaves your department will bear your distinctive mark of quality, uniformity, and efficiency.

The price for the complete series is $400 for BFMA members and $490 for non-members and covers one "seat.” Multiple users are welcome to access the webinar from a single seat, making these webinars the perfect training tool during these difficult economic times. Click here to view all available Master Series sessions.

The sessions start at 11:30 PT and run for 1 ½ hours. If your schedule doesn’t permit you to attend during these times, recordings are available for purchase for $89.00 per session.

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