RUNNING REMOTE DESIGN SPRINTSwith Laïla von Alvensleben

JIM KALBACHHead of Customer Success

@mural#remotesprint

Laïla von AlvenslebenDesignerHanno

@lailavona @wearehanno #remotesprint

Today’s webinar:☉ Why run remote design sprints?

☉ About Hanno

☉ How we run remote sprints

☉ Remote sprints in action

☉ Tips for better remote collaboration

☉ Q&A

Why run remote

design sprints?

Design is becoming more relevant

68%of millennials are interested

in working remotely

37%increase in telecommuting in

the U.S. workforce in 2015

Remote work is on the rise

Sources: After College Career Insight Survey (2015) https://www.aftercollege.com/cf/2015-annual-surveyGallup (2015) http://www.gallup.com/poll/184649/telecommuting-work-climbs.aspx

Design sprints can be more profitable

We use design sprints to grow businesses in the emerging

digital economy.

HANNO

☉ Remote

☉ Self-managed

☉ Transparent

☉ Agile

☉ Lean

We work differently:

We are purpose drivenwith a social mission

Design for impact.

How we run remote design sprints

Online tools for remote collaboration:

☉ Slack

☉ Asana

☉ Skype / Google Hangouts / Appear.in

☉ Google Drive

☉ MURAL

Planning

Sprint team

1. Strategy Execution

Understand Ideate Validate Launch Scale

2 days-1 week 1-2 weeks or more 1-2 weeks or more 1-2 weeks or more Optional

Explore opportunity

- workshops- interviews - research

Develop ideas

- ideation - prototypes

Test and validate

- user testing - insights- rapid prototypes

Build product

- user testing - iterations

Scale & accelerate

- integrate the client’s team into our process

How a project unfolds:

1. Strategy 2. Execution

Understand Ideate Validate Launch Scale

2 days-1 week 1-2 weeks or more 1-2 weeks or more 1-2 weeks or more Optional

Explore opportunity

- workshops- interviews - research

Develop ideas

- ideation - prototypes

Test and validate

- user testing - insights- rapid prototypes

Build product

- user testing - iterations

Scale & accelerate

- integrate the client’s team into our process

How a sprint unfolds:

Remote sprints in action

Case Study:

Ava

Tips for better remote collaboration

Pre-sprint preparation:☉ Create a new client project online

☉ Have a pre-sprint call with the client

☉ Select team members

☉ Identify time zones and daily stand-up calls

☉ Ask the client to find users

☉ Test internet connections and find backupsSource: Remote Design Thinking (2015): https://medium.com/remote-design-thinking

How to succeed at remote design sprints:

● Communicate, communicate, communicate!

● Work from a quiet environment

● Make a daily schedule for all activities

● Alternate between working together, alone, F2F

● Bookmark links for easy reference

If you’d like to learn more, we can run a remote workshop to give you a feel for what it’s like to run remote design sprints.

How about a workshop on remote work?

Want to learn more?

laila@hanno.co jim@mural.co