UX in a Dual-Track Agile WorldAndrea Neuhoff @neuhoffaSenior UX Designer, Deepfield
MWUX 2014
Kid in a Kitchen
Hunch
Should you share your hunch?
The stakes are low
Goals• Understand basics of dual-track agile• Role of UX• What to expect
What is agile?Iterative and incremental approach to software development
What is agile?Iterative and incremental approach to software development
UX
What is Dual Track Agile?• Splits the work between exploring new ideas
or improvements and building releasable code
• One scrum team
Dual-Track Agile
Delivery Track
Dual-Track Agile
Discovery Track
Delivery Track
Discovery Track
What’s the right think to build?
Driven by business and user experience goals
Discovery Cycle
Build
MeasureLearn
Search Results Pages
Build
Design the smallest test possible
Ideas:● A/B tests● Live data prototype● 404 Test● Guerilla User Testing● Paper Prototypes● 404 Test● 5 second tests
Design like you’re right. Test like you’re wrong.
Jeff Patton
Measure
Know your system.
Learn
Experiments and data do not make decisions. You do.
Be prepared question things you didn’t test.
Repeat and Iterate.
Iterate
Iterate
Iterate
Dual-Track Agile
Discovery Track
Delivery Track
Dual-Track Agile
Discovery Track
Delivery Track
Dual-Track Agile
Discovery Track
Delivery Track
Dual-Track Agile
Discovery Track
Delivery Track
Thank you
Andrea [email protected]@gmail.comSenior UX Designer, Deepfield
References and ResourcesMarty Cagan - Silicon Valley Product GroupJeff Patton - Agile Product DesignSusan Weinschenk -100 Things Every Designer Should Know About People
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