The Agile 2011 conference is seeking submissions for the UX/IxD stage. The "Early Bird" Submission deadline is January 10, 2011. The "Just in Time" submission...
The front-page headlines in the Sunday New York Times once again brought the story of the Stuxnet software attack on Iran's nuclear facilities to the forefront...
I am not a security expert, and I'm not very familiar with the story, so I won't comment on those parts. I do know a thing or two about Agile, and I am pretty...
... In addition, I think a few other things help security. The biggest is the iterative nature of things. On waterfall projects, security is often an initial...
Dear Lior Sorry to hear that reality caught up with your latest work. I was looking forward to the book much more than the news. Now, how can I do laps in the...
... You can still enjoy the read, particularly as it is about a still largely unacknowledged threat in which we in the U.S. are particularly vulnerable. Do buy...
The book is on my buy list, Larry. When I do read it - and enjoy it - I will write you. It isn't just the redundancy, that have someone walking around...
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I recently replied to someone on linked in who was having trouble integrating UX people into an Agile team. Below is my step by step reply on how to do UX in...
I recently replied to someone on a Linkedin group who was having trouble integrating UX people into an Agile team. Below is my step by step reply on how to do...
JAX London has announced initial sessions in the Agile Day track at the UK's premier Java developer conference. The Agile track is hosted by Roman Pichler,...
Can you (or others) comment more about iRise and other interaction design tools? We are considering a very similar process to the one you described with paper...
... I have no idea if our situation applies to anybody else, but my (non-technical) partner will whip together clickable mockups in OmniGraffle for certain...
... So speaking for myself, I'm a damn good developer and a reasonably good designer. I can design an interface that's simple and works; and if I don't get too...
As a UX designer, I tend to oscillate between the team room and a break-away room, from which I currently am typing this. I am in the team room by default, but...
Hi, Our IT organization is beginning to integrate user centered design into our work practices including strategic capability roadmaps. We've demonstrated...
Interesting point, Hugh! One question: ... I'm curious about the length of your feedback loops here. So what's the amount of time between you making a UI...
... Usually, you should add the UX somewhere before where you start adding the usability dust. ... You cannot add UX to a roadmap. UX is more like a pair of...
I just realized I've never mentioned this here, but it's very relevant to this community, so perhaps you'll forgive the self-promotion. I recently wrote a...
I just posted a reference to my monograph on UX and Agile (User-Centered Agile Methods) which deals with this question in some detail. But here's the short...
Yes, we do TDD, but generally don't write tests for the UI. That's a bigger conversation and to the side of the point I was making. It's rarely more than a...
One main point of "5 users every Friday" is that you schedule your user feedback sessions ahead of time--every Friday is fine, but once a sprint is fine too,...
... Ah, exactly. I think it's the feedback that's necessary to keep developers from falling into that trap. If I'm pair programming, another programmer will...
Hi Lauren, It is a myth that you can't do good usability/ux/ucd and do scrum by the book. Remember the goal is great software, not pretty wireframes high...
Thanks Austin and Hugh for the practical advice! Our challenge now is to identify the types of questions that Product Owners should ask of their business...
I work at a medium sized company. We have three designers and five developers, all who sit in close confines. From reading the posts lately I wonder if we...
I have a number of strong reservations regarding this article, especially about the apparent lack of understanding for the UI and UX aspects of any design work...
Hi Paula, I'm a consultant (UX guy, Certified Scrum Product Owner) based in SF that specializes in just this area. Here's my high level advice: You need to...
Hi, Matt! Welcome to the group. I get the impression that you have misunderstood Robin's intent. I think his concerns about behaviors that some UX people have...
