Just when you think that you’re done, you realize that you’re really just...
Title: When is design done? Context: We should all be familiar with the Agile definition of done, but what is the design definition of done? Probably – no – DEFINITELY, not the same thing. Synopsis:...
View ArticleAgile user experience. And I’m not talking about a date with a contortionist.
Title: Integrating UX into Agile Development Context: You’re not Agile as long as the user experience guys are on the outside looking in. Synopsis: Of the numerous benefits of adopting an Agile...
View ArticleI could tell you the secret to Agile UX. But then I’d have to kill you. Or at...
Title: Agile UX – How To Avoid Big Design Up Front By Pretending Not To Do Big Design Up Front Context: User experience design within an Agile environment doesn’t always go according to plan. So that...
View ArticleLet me tell you a story about the user experience of user stories. It’s quite...
Title: The UX of User Stories Context: If you can’t write a good user story, you can’t do Agile. Synopsis: Ah, the user story. The unsung hero of the Agile development process. Anyone who works in an...
View ArticleAgile is the cause of – and solution to – all of the problems between...
Title: Findings from the State of Agile UX Survey Context: As Agile becomes more prevalent developers are realizing that UX designers are not an afterthought. Synopsis: If Agile is still an emerging...
View ArticleUX is so 2012. But in a good way…
Title: Five Big UX Topics in 2012 Context: Wait! It’s still January right? We can still talk about 2012 then?!?! Synopsis: So, now they come crawling back. Begging on hands and knees, employing us user...
View ArticleTell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Design software for...
Title: Why People Don’t Understand How to Use Your Software Context: Cross functional teams are the best way to design software. And the worst. Synopsis: The biggest difference between the team...
View ArticleEveryone is jumping on the Agile bandwagon. They’ve saved you UX designers a...
Title: The UX Professionals’ Guide to Working with Agile Scrum Teams Context: Agile is the new waterfall. Which was really just the new “just design me something”. Synopsis: Who doesn’t love Agile? UX...
View ArticleTake this waterfall and shove it!
Title: Applying Agile Principles to Design Context: Put down the Photoshop and iterate. Synopsis: The jury is no longer out on Agile and UX design. The verdict: perfect together! Great news for those...
View ArticleIf Agile was easy everyone would be doing it. What? Everyone IS doing it? Crap…
Title: Doing UX in an Agile World: Case Study Findings Context: Agile: It’s not just about programming anymore. Now UX designers get to suffer as well. Synopsis: There is an apocryphal saying about...
View ArticleCan someone please point me in the direction of the “Managers Who Love Agile”...
Title: Why Do Managers Hate Agile? Context: The question is no longer “should we go Agile?” but rather “when?” Synopsis: Business buzzword alert: AGILE! Yes, we’ve all heard it repeated ad nauseam....
View ArticleFact: If your user stories suck, your software is going to suck.
Title: How to produce better designs for complex apps Context: User stories: the cause of — and solution to — all of your software’s problems. Synopsis: Ernest Hemingway famously said about writing...
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