... A recurring theme in agile GUI development is to push as much functionality away from the GUI objects. Here is an interesting framework I came across...
Does anyone have any pointers to models that can function as alternatives to a user role (C&L U-CD style) or a persona (Cooper style)? For the work I'm doing...
Not sure if this is a documented technique but we also use "be the user". We put developers / "customer proxy" on a customers site and they work alongside the...
This isn't a question so much as an observation. A fact has been slowly sinking into my head, so I thought I'd throw it out here for comment. [this is proof...
In 100% agreement. There purposes are very different. Stories are used for communication between people. User tasks help direct the implementation. There is...
... I'd generally agree with that, mostly. I think of user stories as addressing user needs, not completely fulfilling them. Could it be that the gap you're...
Hey Jeff, This sounds about right I think. Not sure its a bad thing. A story is "a promise for a conversation". During your "conversation" you work through...
Hi Jeff, We met at CASCON briefly before the User Scenario session. My project is at a similar stage and I'll keep you informed if/when we get progress as well...
Don't know if agile usability readers will see this embedded image, a pretty funny cartoon - good to start a a presentation. How the customer explained it How...
Hi Jeff: I'm from Chile, and I share my time between a job as senior developer of xml-based tax applications at a small local software firm, and teaching...
... I can't see the images, but if it involves trees, tires, and swings then my advisor had a copy of this cartoon on her door - over twenty years ago. The...
... function as ... persona (Cooper ... simple model to ... use. We don't have ... legitimate personas. Jeff, I sometimes use "provisional personas" in this ...
The other thing to keep in mind about change is, is it change for change's sake or is it change to solve a known issue? As my partner at LANDesk Dave...
I've done an automatic translation from german to english plus some formatting of this paper. If uhrenbeweger want, I'll post it to the files section of this...
"In the mission of bringing Human Computer Interaction (HCI)and Software Engineering (SE)closer together and as a follow up of the workshops that have been...
It's great to have a conference about this important topic and I'm guessing agile methodologies will be a feature. Bridging the HCI-SE gap is a research topic...
I'm doing a little bit of writing work this morning on the topic of agile software development and user centered design. I'm working to generalize about these...
Hi Jeff, I would suggest the Agile manifesto probably serves more as a unifying community force than as a basis for sharing understanding of what the methods...
How do most people handle problems that could arise from an end user clicking the back button? Is there a simple trick? Like not putting the page on the...
This is a really good question. Whilst I don't completely see how the Agile Manifesto helps people do XP the right way, I can see that it steers people in the...
One way is to use the location.replace JavaScript function in place of a normal link. That will make the link not count for history purposes. Example: Make the...
Sorry for the off topic everyone, I didn't notice reply went to group and not to the person. Won't happen again. Jade Ohlhauser Product Manager RPM Software ...
Why do bad things happen? What would a user expect who did that? What prevents that from being the story? Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com Here is Edward...
the agile manifesto has little to say about process, it doesn't help people do XP the right way, it does however unite the agile community around a common set...
Jeff, One of the fun things about UCD is that a lot of people from a lot of different fields have contributed techniques and insight to the methodology. One...
Hi, I think it is very on-topic, and I'm sure a lot of us would be interested in the answers. I'm not 100% sure but I think that client-side solutions will...
I would first Ditto to what Robin wrote. then ... ... do XP the > right way, I can see that it steers people in the right direction. ... ... you might get...
Here's a very nice summary of the issue, also see the related forum. http://www.theserverside.com/articles/article.tss?l=RedirectAfterGet Basically, the trick...
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