<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[NRRD Blog RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blog for the Open Data, Design, & Development team at the Office of Natural Resources Revenue]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov</link><generator>GatsbyJS</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:38:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Publishing federal sales data: how we used design studios and user testing to develop a user-centered dataset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Design studios establish project requirements, define the problem, and explore many solutions. 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When the Open Data, Design, and Development…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simplifying manual accessibility testing: how plain language instructions drive compliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The main way the government establishes accessibility requirements for information and communication technology is through Section 508 of…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/plain-language-accessibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/plain-language-accessibility/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>The main way the government establishes accessibility requirements for information and communication technology is through Section 508 of…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beauty of hallway testing: how we implemented state and offshore region navigation pages]]></title><description><![CDATA[What the heck is hallway testing Before my colleague suggested the use of hallway testing, I had never heard of it before. 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While we focused on this…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advanced Section 508 compliance testing: moving beyond automated testing and screen readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[We embrace every opportunity to enhance the accessibility of our websites, so we were excited to learn about a comprehensive manual testing…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/trusted-tester/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/trusted-tester/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>We embrace every opportunity to enhance the accessibility of our websites, so we were excited to learn about a comprehensive manual testing…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My journey as an intern: making an impact at ONRR]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the challenging times of the pandemic, I stumbled upon a remarkable opportunity that not only allowed me to gain valuable experience…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/choosing-ONRR/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/choosing-ONRR/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>During the challenging times of the pandemic, I stumbled upon a remarkable opportunity that not only allowed me to gain valuable experience…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A UX study on pricing filters with UX intern reflections]]></title><description><![CDATA[To inform the redesign of onrr.gov, the Open Data, Design, and Development team (ODDD) conducted 12 user research studies that built upon…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/intern-pricing-tables/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/intern-pricing-tables/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>To inform the redesign of onrr.gov, the Open Data, Design, and Development team (ODDD) conducted 12 user research studies that built upon…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning and implementing a search engine for a redesigned federal government website]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Open Data, Design, and Development (ODDD) team redesigned onrr.gov based on user needs and implemented a search engine as part of the…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/search-engine/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/search-engine/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>The Open Data, Design, and Development (ODDD) team redesigned onrr.gov based on user needs and implemented a search engine as part of the…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modernizing a federal government website with user-centered design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that our Open Data, Design, and Development (ODDD) team’s redesign of onrr.gov is live, we wanted to outline our process for updating…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/modernize-government-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/modernize-government-website/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Now that our Open Data, Design, and Development (ODDD) team’s redesign of onrr.gov is live, we wanted to outline our process for updating…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plain language on onrr.gov: coordination and implementation with web content owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are a regular reader of our blog, you might already know that we recently completed a redesign of onrr.gov. 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She just finished up her second year at UC Santa Cruz and is working…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measuring and Justifying the Government Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private sector organizations use revenue as the primary measurement to justify improving experiences. Many government services don’t have…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/metrics/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/metrics/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Private sector organizations use revenue as the primary measurement to justify improving experiences. Many government services don’t have…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passing the baton: what I’ve learned in my first 4 years of federal service]]></title><description><![CDATA[In April of 2018, I didn’t know what I was getting into. I had applied to a job with GSA. 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From that application, they contacted me about an…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What agile looks like at the Office of Natural Resources Revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Agile Manifesto emphasizes valuing individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change over…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/agile/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/agile/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>The Agile Manifesto emphasizes valuing individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change over…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Customer Experience?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the new Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government (Executive…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/cx/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/cx/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>With the new Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government (Executive…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m just going to call my old friend Cody: why we created a troubleshooting guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cody: During my rotation with the Open Data, Design, and Development team, I participated in a study on improvements to the Contacts page on…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/troubleshooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/troubleshooting/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Cody: During my rotation with the Open Data, Design, and Development team, I participated in a study on improvements to the Contacts page on…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ensuring accessible content beyond the auto checks: making a diagram screen reader friendly]]></title><description><![CDATA[While doing some work on onrr.gov I, Shannon, noticed that the organization chart was over a year old and still included people who had…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/beyond-auto/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/beyond-auto/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>While doing some work on onrr.gov I, Shannon, noticed that the organization chart was over a year old and still included people who had…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Implementing Agile tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last summer I completed a job rotation with the Open Data, Design, and Development (ODDD) team within the Office of Natural Resources…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/implementing-agile-tools/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/implementing-agile-tools/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Last summer I completed a job rotation with the Open Data, Design, and Development (ODDD) team within the Office of Natural Resources…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next steps for Section 508 compliance at the Office of Natural Resources Revenue: stakeholder interview findings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The main way the government establishes accessibility requirements for information and communication technology is through Section 508 of…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/508-Study/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/508-Study/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>The main way the government establishes accessibility requirements for information and communication technology is through Section 508 of…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking down silos by cross training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you tired of the doing the same job, the same way, with the same people—even if you love them—every day? 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Industry users need…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A user-centered approach: simplicity and complexity in a homepage graphic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intro We were given the task to redesign the top of the homepage—particularly the content to the left which explains the scope of the data…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/homepage-graphic/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/homepage-graphic/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Intro We were given the task to redesign the top of the homepage—particularly the content to the left which explains the scope of the data…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting stakeholder buy-in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Framing the problem For the Natural Resources Revenue Data (NRRD) website, we often start a project with a design studio. 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Card…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/treetest/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/treetest/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>As we’ve approached the redesign of onrr.gov, we’ve done several rounds of user testing, including open and closed card sorting. Card…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How we do quality assurance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last few years, we’ve made a lot of changes to the Natural Resources Revenue Data site. Our goal with all of those changes has been…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/QA/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/QA/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Over the last few years, we’ve made a lot of changes to the Natural Resources Revenue Data site. Our goal with all of those changes has been…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joining the team: my onboarding experience at the Office of Natural Resources Revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Explore all facets of user experience research and design at the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/Intern-Onboarding/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/Intern-Onboarding/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>“Explore all facets of user experience research and design at the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[MDX, not your parents' markdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our site currently relies on Markdown to allow non-developers to write/update content, however we also needed a way to easily inject React…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/implementing-mdx/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/implementing-mdx/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Our site currently relies on Markdown to allow non-developers to write/update content, however we also needed a way to easily inject React…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open source card sorting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Card sorting is a very useful tool when it comes to organizing websites and finding out how your users view the information space…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/card-sort/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/card-sort/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Card sorting is a very useful tool when it comes to organizing websites and finding out how your users view the information space…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtual Student Federal Service: my UX apprenticeship journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I learned I had been selected for the user experience (UX) apprenticeship, I was incredibly excited about experiencing what it is like…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/intern-onrr-dot-gov/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/intern-onrr-dot-gov/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>When I learned I had been selected for the user experience (UX) apprenticeship, I was incredibly excited about experiencing what it is like…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-evaluating how we work: bringing the whole team along]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us in government have by now heard the familiar phrase: The strategy is delivery. (Or its variant: Delivery is the strategy.)​ It’s…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/shaping/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/shaping/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Most of us in government have by now heard the familiar phrase: The strategy is delivery. (Or its variant: Delivery is the strategy.)​ It’s…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections from our Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) user experience intern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! I am, Alena Huang, a student at the University of Notre Dame studying Visual Communication Design. I joined the team as a…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/intern-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/intern-experience/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Hello everyone! I am, Alena Huang, a student at the University of Notre Dame studying Visual Communication Design. I joined the team as a…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adding a product to our team's portfolio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our organization’s leaders made the decision that both our public websites should be managed by the same team. So, our team inherited…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/adding-a-product/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/adding-a-product/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Our organization’s leaders made the decision that both our public websites should be managed by the same team. So, our team inherited…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching digital skills: progress on usability testing by peer training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, our term-limited UX designer taught us career government employee program analysts how to conduct user research. 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We want to tell…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote work: what about design studios? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[How we work remotely The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is a relatively telework-friendly agency and has allowed telework…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/remote-design-studio/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/remote-design-studio/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>How we work remotely The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is a relatively telework-friendly agency and has allowed telework…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[On being tool agnostic: picking a design toolkit based on goals, constraints, and access]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many designers get hung up on what tools to use, and most job descriptions call for skills using a specific software package. 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At the time, static site generation was on the rise as an…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to effectively champion a government product]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every product needs a champion. We are fortunate to have had one of the best product champions on board for the last 5 years. Judy Wilson…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/product-champion/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/product-champion/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Every product needs a champion. We are fortunate to have had one of the best product champions on board for the last 5 years. Judy Wilson…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our duty is to everyone: designing for accessibility and inclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about our colleagues who experience disability…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/our-duty-design-for-accessibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/our-duty-design-for-accessibility/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about our colleagues who experience disability…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building technical capacity with team members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years ago, I was sitting in a conference room with members of 18F. 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We had just spent the day strategizing and planning, coming up with…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond open data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Background At the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), we were already well positioned to comply with new government open-data…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/beyond-open-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/beyond-open-data/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Background At the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), we were already well positioned to comply with new government open-data…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&A with our summer intern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edward Chang joined our team this summer for a 2-month internship. 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Sure, there are principles that guide the overarching…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/making-tough-content-choices/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/making-tough-content-choices/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Over the years, I’ve found the discipline of content strategy to be…malleable. Sure, there are principles that guide the overarching…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey maps as communication tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Journey maps, service blueprints, process diagrams…whatever you want to call them, they’re all ways of mapping what happens to help a team…]]></description><link>https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/journey-mapping/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog-nrrd.doi.gov/journey-mapping/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>Journey maps, service blueprints, process diagrams…whatever you want to call them, they’re all ways of mapping what happens to help a team…</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mapping revenue data by county]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our team has been working on alternative presentations of revenue data from natural resource extraction on federal lands. 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