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Presented at the 2012 IA Summit by Dorelle Rabinowitz and Mike Leftwich. Stories, from design and engineering, about what Agile team members think about UX, being part of the team, working smoothly within the Agile process, and how to leverage Agile to make your work more effective.
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Integrating Agile and UXDesigner and ScrumMaster Perspectives
Dorelle Rabinowitz | Mike LeftwichIA Summit 2012
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WHO Are You?
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A Quick Agile Primer
Agile is not iterations….
Agile is not a set of best practices…
Agile is not a stinking process…
Agile is not an adjective
AGILE IS a huge mindset shift
4 Values Many Processes Many Practices12 Principles
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3 51
Hate it Love it
42
Agile
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AGILE PAIN=
Nope. Well, sometimes. But its worth it, because...
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AGILE will make you a
better designer
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Core Skills
Soft Skills
Special Sauce
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better designer
FIRST Time
My
Respect each other’s work
(on an Agile team)
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FIRST Time
My
(with a designer on an Agile team)
Get everyone on the same page
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CHALLENGES “Scrum doesn’t solve any problems, it just exposes them.”
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TEAM Its about the
Lean into your team and be really embedded
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Multiple Roles & Tasks • Many Skills
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better designer
PROCESS Make the
your own Agile is a mindset
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CHALLENGES
Visibility. Rework. Surprises.
Its still a balancing act
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Process serve you
Make the Speak up about what you need to make it work
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Balancing Work : Designer’s Time
My reality is sometimes different
Current iteration:• Visual assets• Workflow tweaks• Responding to
discovered requirements
Iteration + 1:• Tuning workflow &
interactions• Creating VisDe• Finalizing wireframes
Iteration + 2:• Elaboration of
requirements• User research • Creating wireframes
20%20% 60%
30% 50% 20%
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better designer
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Strong Voice • Adaptability • Focus
We all own the experience
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design feedback
Incorporating
Engineers are analytical.
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design feedback
Incorporating
From Engineers
Engineers are problem-solvers.
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design feedback
Incorporating
From Engineers
Engineers are strategic thinkers.
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design feedback
Incorporating
From Engineers
Engineers are optimists.
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design feedback
Incorporating
From Engineers
Engineers like consistency.
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design feedback
Incorporating
From Engineers
Avoid “Us and Them” Mentality
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A
GOOD IDEA
is a
GOOD IDEA
Good Listener
Stretch
Understand Possibilities & Limitations
better designer
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Iterateat appropriate fidelity
Don’t be afraid to ask for help
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Evolve the design and respond to change vs. minimization of rework
CHALLENGESits a balancing act
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Talk to your customers
WELCOME CHANGE
For the right reason#AgileUX @dorelvis
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better designer
Comfort with Change • More empathy
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Integrating UX into Agile makes better products
Better Designer
SUCCESS=
AGILE will make you a
better designer
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TEAM Its about theLean into your team and be really embedded
#AgileUX @dorelvis
Process serve youMake theSpeak up about what you need to make it work
WELCOME CHANGEFor the right reason
Talk to your customers
A GOOD IDEA is a Good IdeaAvoid “Us and Them” Mentality
Dorelle_Rabinowitz at intuit.com
Thanks!
@dorelvis
Michael_Leftwich at intuit.com
#AgileUX
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