power of agile ux - agile prague 2011

Power of Agile UXPetr Douša, Kerio@PetrDousa

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UX

User eXperience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MwTvtyrUQ

Less than 8% of people who were interviewed on this day

knew what a browser was.

UX

User eXperience

So how do we fit …

… into two weeks?

User researchSketchingWireframeMockupPrototypeSpecificationUsability testing

So how do we fit …

… into two weeks?

User researchSketchingWireframeMockupPrototypeSpecificationUsability testingCodingTesting

We don’t

Do just enough

Three Tools

1. Design workshops2. Agile usability testing3. User feedback

DESIGN WORKSHOPS

Users Developers

QA

Product Manager

1. Get them into one room

2. Everybody can sketch

3. Sketch six ideas 8 minutes

4. Discuss 20 minutes

5. Sketch whole screen 8 minutes

6. Discuss 20 minutes

7. Agree what’s good 10 minutes

IntroSketch six ideasDiscussSketch whole screenDiscussAgree what’s good

Good result in 2 hours

5 minutes8 minutes

20 minutes8 minutes

20 minutes10 minutes

Users Developers

QA

Product Manager

USERNEEDS

TECHNICALLIMITS

IDEAS

BUSINESS GOALS

Users Developers

QA

Product Manager

USERNEEDS

TECHNICALLIMITS

IDEAS

BUSINESS GOALS

Three Tools

1. Design workshops2. Agile usability testing3. User feedback

USABILITY TESTING

Agile way

Involve the team

2 hours every 6 weeks

Is a Fast Path to Great UX (Jared Spool)

1. Everyone writes the problems

Team evaluates

2. First person sorts by priority

3. Then second

4. Then others

4. Then others

5. Collision = discussion

6. Decide what gets fixed

Three Tools

1. Design workshops2. Agile usability testing3. User feedback (demo)

When in doubt,leave it out

Wrap-up

1. Design workshops2. Agile usability testing3. User feedback

Learn moreDesign workshops Usability tests Agile UX

http://blog.semanticfoundry.com/?p=1601 http://www.balancedteam.org/

Take Aways Questions?

Do just enoughInvolve the team2 hours every 6 weeksWhen in doubt, leave it out

Petr Douša@PetrDousa

pdousa@kerio.com

www.kerio.com/connect