The UX Sweet Spot – How getting UX right can make all the difference – Software Development



The UX Sweet Spot – How getting UX right can make all the difference – Software Development

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UX-Sweet-Spot

How putting UX in the right place in the software development lifecycle can make all the difference.

On Github hollowmyth / UX-Sweet-Spot

The UX Sweet Spot

How getting UX right can make all the difference

Presentation by Rich Paul / @hollowmyth

Software Development

Waterfall

  • Requirements
  • Design
  • Development
  • Testing
  • Maintenance
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Software Development

Waterfall

Each step is done in turn.

The next step cannot begin until the previous one is completed.

The idea is that you know where you're supposed to end up. The process helps you get there.

Software Development

Agile

  • Define overall goals
  • Requirements gathered for a single feature
  • Design
  • Development
  • Testing
  • Review and Plan next iteration
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Software Development

Agile

Each sprint should produce something that works. (no matter how small)

Iterations should be short with regular team progress reviews.

The idea is that by completing smaller pieces, you can find problems more quickly and change the direction of the overall app before it gets off course.

Both methods are legitimate ways to create software.

What's missing?

UX

"Supposing is good, but finding out is better" – Mark Twain

The Business

Marketers & Analysts

Developers

UX

The Customer

So, what do they want?

The Business

Money

( That's not a bad thing )

Marketers/Analysts/Developers

To Ship It!

The Customer

...it depends™

UX

Evolving field. Needs advocates.

The job of the UX designer and/or developer is to

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