Stefan: You'd probably find this topic more productive on a different list, but there are some clear precedents for what you seek. For example, User Interface...
... I've been lurking for quite a while and this thread has finally compelled me to respond. The product owners and the users frequently ask for functions that...
Hi, Kathy, The notion of always trying to understand the why before committing to the how is great. I have a little bit of concern about your example, though....
Thank you Andy. Thank you James. I've ordered scent of information and statistics in medicine so i can some research on the topic. As the remark 'you need lots...
... I hope you won't be disappointed with the Scent of Information report. It doesn't really go into our methodology. That's not why we created it. What you're...
Scott, Lots of user observation before the recommendation and after the recommendation confirmed that the items we implemented were the right items. It's a...
The Crux of my question: SCRUM states that the product owner has to represent all stakeholders and be empowered to make decisions in order to move the team...
Hi, Jeremy. Welcome to the group, and thanks for posting such a well thought out question. ... As far as I know, the only way for a product owner to learn to...
... Effective Product Owners (POs) should draw on feedback from the experts in order to make their decisions, and UE leads tend to be critical sources of input...
Hello All An example of the Your / My conflict (if there a conflict) can be seen on Amazon.If you select the "Your Account" link it takes you to a section...
This is something that's often confused me - the my/your thing. However, it's confused me because I don't understand why people want to have links or features...
Whichever you choose... be consistent. Or, simply remove the "my/your" perspective confusion and leave it as "Account" "Settings" instead of "My Settings" ...
... seen ... links? ... Nice question - I hadn't particularly noticed it, all the times I've used Amazon. I like the shift, personally --- all the consistent...
I'm not particularly bothered by the switch either. Sure it could have been worded in ways that are more consistent. But also notice that the phrase "Where's...
Hi, As a product owner, do you have advice on illuminating or correcting teams that have a tendency to low-ball their overall expected velocity and/or throw...
Wow. I am sure it is hard to describe an entire team culture and experience in an email. But it sure sounds like you have quite a fun challenge. Gulp. ...
Hi, Faith! Good to hear from you. Let me answer your two questions in separate posts. ... I think the bad estimates should be pretty easy to fix. There I'd use...
... I'm sure there are a lot of approaches to this, but here are the ones that occur to me. I'm sure there will be plenty of answers here, but I can think of...
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William Pietri wrote: [snip] ... At one client, the effect of having the business people co-located with the developers resulted in a business analyst...
Hi William Thanks for your thoughtfulness. ... We do use planning poker, although the team does not like Fibonacci count and have settled on a system of .5, 1,...
William - More great feedback on co-location, sprint cycle, hours, business expectations and shared team goals/motivation. Unfortunately our teams are not...
... terms of real time, it's total ... release when there are scraps ... unhelpful. My lead tech will ... even if it doesn't seem ... a "cost". ... Everything...
Hi, Faith. Great questions. Do you have any data handy? For example, I'd love to see the velocities in each of the iterations for the last release. And maybe...
Dear Friend, UMO is happy to announce the competitions for the year 2008 on the occasion of World Usability Day and is also thankful for the numerous...
Hey Folks, Can anyone suggest good firms or freelance individuals for doing usability testing on an application(in San Francisco)? This is not one of our core...
Jared, Have you read 'the usability problem taxonomy'? of Keenan, Hartson, Kafura and Schulman? What do you think of using this classification scheme for...