{"id":360,"date":"2024-12-31T17:52:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T17:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisariemers.com\/?p=360"},"modified":"2024-12-31T17:52:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T17:52:44","slug":"what-is-it-i-actually-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisariemers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/what-is-it-i-actually-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What is it I actually “do”?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve been reflecting, as is typical at this time of year, on the sort of work it is I actually do. I’m an independent contractor and consultant who works in and around business and technology. I love and hate intranets, care a lot about accessibility, and provide user centred content design and copywriting services to clients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In FY24 I had the privilege of working on a number of really interesting projects, getting under the skin of some large and complex organisations to understand more about their requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took part in several discoveries working with some brilliant people in different agencies. I love talking to people – and getting to conduct user and stakeholder interviews is one of the things I’ve really enjoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve developed content strategies, delivered copywriting and editing services, facilitated some fascinating workshops and helped an organisation understand how to get the most out of their collaboration tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve continued to provide reviews of intranet and communications software for the ClearBox report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bars in this chart probably aren’t quite as discrete in reality, as some of the projects I’ve worked on have multiple facets to them, too. At nearly 30% labelled as discovery, there’s certainly overlap with user research and content strategy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bar chart which shows discovery, content strategy and user research have been the biggest areas I’ve invoiced for in FY24<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to the statistics, FY24 was (still) all about intranets, with 87% of my invoices being intranet and digital workplace related. Underpinning all of this is putting the user at the heart of my work. Accessibility is something I aim to weave into every piece of work – you’ll notice that it’s not a standalone service I’ve invoiced for, but it’s baked into the work I deliver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pie chart that shows 87.2% of my work in FY24 was related to intranets <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At 8.6% working on AI related projects, it’s much less than the 20% BCG predicted<\/a>, although given my recent work has been entirely based on support for an AI-based project, let’s see what the rest of FY25 has in store! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what don’t I (always) get paid for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s hard to quantify the other work I’ve not<\/em> been paid directly for. I love co-hosting the WB-40 podcast where I get to have fascinating conversations with people, about business and technology. I’ve featured on other peoples’ podcasts and webinars, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Podcast episodes I was in last year include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n