ux and dev strategies at okanjo
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How Dev & UX can work better
together mkeUX Feb 16, 2015
IntroductionAshley DzickSenior UX at Okanjo
Wayne Smith & Kao VangNerds/Developers at Okanjo
… what happened?
… what happened?Disparity between what developers and users think is a good user experience
… what happened?Disconnect between UX and developers about what is actually possible to implement
… what happened?Management fails to separate development and UX spheres
“We’re not so different, you and
I…”
Create Understanding
Practical Steps for1. Your definition of UX for devs2. Understand technical and platform limitations3. Bridge “knowledge gap”
What we did at Okanjo1. To bring consistency across our platforms, increase usage, remove unneeded features and reduce dev re-work by focusing development on users.2. htmlandcssbook.com
Develop EmpathyPractical Steps1. Involve the developers2. Share data3. Explain
What we did at Okanjo1. Invite the developers to remote user testing2. Shared analytics data (and what the data means)
CommunicatePractical Steps1. Open channels of communication2. Build shared learning3. Foster teamwork
What we did at Okanjo1. Brainstorming 2. Article sharing, event invites (like mkeUX!)3. Socialize
but we can’t always be the same.
Avoid Pitfalls
Practical Steps1. Avoid complete overlap2. Know (and play) your strengths
What we did at Okanjo1. Co-working
Questions?