Glen While I see the value of your question, I think what Jon is pointing out was not an unusual situation, when the RFI was used to reveal the ‘best...
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Danny Hope
dannyzhope
Mar 2, 2010 1:28 pm
Cross posted. When: Tuesday March 9, 2010 from 6:30pm - 10:00pm Where: iCrossing, Brighton, Moore House, 13 Black Lion Street, Brighton, England BN1 1ND Book...
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Chris
chrisbean33
Mar 3, 2010 12:06 pm
Hi Tim benefits of an agile approach, are not obvious, if you are new to it, and it does take time to win the client/stakeholder(s) over sometimes. the...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Mar 3, 2010 7:43 pm
As somebody who is deeply involved in internet startups, I've been very excited lately by the rise of the Lean Startup movement. Basically, it combines Agile...
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Glen B. Alleman
gballeman2000
Mar 3, 2010 7:54 pm
Having done 2 startups - one that failed one that went public (www.triconex.com)- I know of no other way to get the first article. Is these really "new" in the...
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Mike Dwyer
protraveler1
Mar 3, 2010 8:56 pm
Only of you ignore history, something our profession excels at. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: "Glen B. Alleman" <glen.alleman@...> Date:...
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Fredrik Matheson
karhunpojka
Mar 3, 2010 9:07 pm
Thanks for sharing! For a nice framework that lets you compare you vs. your competitors *and* figure out what needs/wants that should be satisfied (but not ...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Mar 4, 2010 2:02 am
... The Lean Startup stuff? Nothing is truly new under the sun; many claimed there was nothing new about Agile, either. But I think there are several things...
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mark schraad
mschraad333
Mar 4, 2010 2:34 am
There truly is not a lot new here. Most of agile is borrowed from design (iterative work, early prototypes, user testing, mini-meetings... et al) and the...
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Mike Dwyer
protraveler1
Mar 4, 2010 2:40 am
William The big false positive in this argument is the continuous deployment. Remember the annoying browser wars with the unending interruptions to using the...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Mar 4, 2010 2:46 am
... If you're saying that there are ways to do Continuous Deployment wrongly, I don't think anybody would disagree with that. The interesting part to me is...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Mar 4, 2010 2:55 am
... I guess if somebody had said, "Hey, X is totally new in the history of the world and I am a genius for discovering it," then the "X is not new" response...
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mark schraad
mschraad333
Mar 4, 2010 3:27 am
Well, I suppose you get good marks for rhetoric here William, it is in fact hard to argue with a democracy metaphor lol. Nothing new here is nothing new. ...
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Glen B. Alleman
gballeman2000
Mar 4, 2010 3:30 am
Mike, What agile answers - that has been answered in large construction, defense, and space programs for about a decade now - is "how long are willing to wait ...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 4, 2010 4:32 am
Hello, William. On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at 9:54:41 PM, you ... I just wish we could learn it in the USA ... :) Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com ...
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Mike Dwyer
protraveler1
Mar 4, 2010 8:19 am
Perhaps a discussion on the difference between a Repbulic and Democracy would be a good first start, but that would be a major step into this Rabbit Hole. Mike...
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Mike Dwyer
protraveler1
Mar 4, 2010 8:40 am
It is good to hear there has been this much movement in the land of giga-mongo projects. Have you ever thought this might be also measure the gap between what...
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j_cabinaw
Mar 4, 2010 8:57 pm
Would love to hear from some of you on this issue – I manage a UX team that is in an agile driven organization, has been for 2-3 years now. As the demand...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Mar 4, 2010 9:41 pm
... I don't have any magic solutions, but I did want to tell you that this is a common problem. A good Agile adoption should increase development output, make...
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Marius van Dam
mariusvandam
Mar 4, 2010 10:01 pm
Hi, Of course the best would be if ux resources would be part of the teams but you lack the resources. Look like you have to organise your capacity in a lean...
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Anders Ramsay
andersramsay...
Mar 5, 2010 2:12 am
One approach to addressing this is UX Office Hours, in which each team produces ux/ui solutions without a ux specialist or with minimal involvement, and can...
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Mads Soegaard
madssoegaard
Mar 5, 2010 1:00 pm
Dear all, [apologies for cross-postings] I\'ve compiled a list of conference dates/deadlines with relevance to our community. I aim to send an updated overview...
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Preston
imaginethepoet
Mar 5, 2010 1:19 pm
HI I saw your post: And I know your pain. I have written several articles on my blog about agile and ux - uidesignguide.com. I think you have to look at this...
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whyjg@...
whyjg
Mar 5, 2010 2:18 pm
Other than mitigating burn out (which is a serious concern for my team) how does spreading the team over so many projects (an issue I also face) affect quality...
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George Dinwiddie
gdinwiddie
Mar 5, 2010 2:25 pm
Julie, You've already received some excellent advice, but I'd like to focus on one small bit. ... Are your team members receiving value from all of these...
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Austin Govella
agovella
Mar 5, 2010 3:57 pm
... It kills quality, but you're able to help the organization release a product that's not as bad as what would go out without UX there. Faint praise, but if...
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Preston
imaginethepoet
Mar 5, 2010 9:56 pm
Good point Quality is only going to be as good as long as your ux team can handle the load. Some times the best you can do in real situations like corporate...
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Anders Ramsay
andersramsay...
Mar 5, 2010 11:36 pm
... Maybe I'm not understanding this correctly, but this seems to imply that developers are helpless without the god-like vision of the ux team, that a quality...
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pauloldfield1
Mar 8, 2010 10:51 am
(responding to Julie) ... We solved a similar but more severe problem - one person had 3 times the amount of work he could cope with, across several teams. ...
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Glen B. Alleman
gballeman2000
Mar 8, 2010 4:37 pm
Paul, The vast percentage of our "triage" efforts for project and programs, from large defense to agile development start with building a RAM (Responsibility ...
