agile and side competencies: content, ux, design

Agile and Side Competencies: Content, UX, Design

Sophie FreiermuthBaguette UX

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Premises of Agile• Make work in progress visible• Release regularly shippable chunks• Collaborate• Produce quality

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To Sprint Zero, or not?Requirements

Epics

Scoping

User stories

Planning

session

Developement

Test

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Collaboration• Communication• Discussions• Relationships• Rapport

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The Team• Self-sufficient• Self-organised• Fully dedicated PO• Up to 12

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The space• Large enough• Flexible• Self-sufficient• 3 walls only• Mix of desks and meeting space

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Lower the definition• Release > test > iterate• DONE

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Fire fighting avoidance• Technical knowledge• Ask• Is it faster?

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The PAD waySit all together, get up and talk to people,

sketch what you want

UE doc: functional annotations on screengrabs

“show and discuss” with the Business on an ad-hoc basis

Re-estimate work and incorporate desired change if do-able

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Lean@wickedgeekie / @LondonCSmeetup

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Side Competencies and Agile

• Some problems should not arrive unresolved in the dev room

• Case by case• Apply top skills first• The rise of the unicorns

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