Adam Jeziorski@jeziorsa / adam.jeziorski@10clouds.com

UX/Design in an Agile development process

Problem?

Agile is all about changes! But problem appears when we try to implement new feature to fast - Developers get tasks that are not specified and without visual assets.

Problem?

Process

We can fool ourselves that we are agile, but at the end each feature is following same old waterfall pattern. It all cant fit into single sprint!

UX / Research Visual design Development

Problem?

Solution

Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3 Sprint 4

But what if we could allow working on the same feature for three sprints? This way devs will always start tasks that are well specified and have all visual assets ready.

Solution

UX / Research (1) UX / Research (2)

Visual design (1)

UX / Research (3)

Visual design (2)

Development (1)

UX / Research (4)

Visual design (3)

Development (2)

Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3 Sprint 4

Solution

For small features this is only one additional sprint (UX and design phase can be combined).

Applying this approach will bring comfort to your developers and will give you more time to make wise design decisions.

Take time for all things. - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Thanks. Ending quote ;)

http://www.slideshare.net/whafro/design-and-ux-in-an-agile-process-presentation

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