i have direct experience building a team that had to deal with this first hand. We tried to take our entire process, which took anywhere from three to six months, and squeeze it down into two weeks. The work that we did as a team there is an approach to doing this. It's an approach that worked for us. And like anything else, it's a framework. It's a starting point. But always think about how you can adjust it to make it fit your world.
Jeff Gothelf tells us how to be unstoppable designers. He debunks the mythical creature known as Phase 2. He shows us what a designer effectively working in Agile looks like, and enlightens us to how new UX teams can show immediate value. He articulates the need to differentiate between outputs and outcomes. He also motivates us to stay humble and curious since you can teach anyone technical skills, but you can’t teach someone humility and curiosity.
- How do Designers Most Efficiently Integrate into Agile? (6:43)
- Why is it Important to be a Facilitator? (16:32)
- Phase 2: Reality or Myth? (20:45)
- How Do You Convince ENGINEERS to Get Out of the Software is Done Mindset? (28:06)
- How Do You Convince DESIGNERS to Get Out of the Software is Done Mindset? (31:15)
- Why is MVP the Most Bastardized Phrase in Software Development? (33:49)
- Why Designers are Scientists Long Before We're Pixel-Pushers (37:34)
- How Does a New UX Team Show Immediate Value? (41:17)
- What's Your Why? (46:40)
- What's Your UX Superpower? (48:23)
- What's Your UX Kryptonite? (48:52)
- What's Your UX Superhero Name? (49:34)
- Invincible UX Tool or Resource? (50:52)
- Recommended Books? (51:55)
- Best Advice for Aspiring UX Superheroes? (52:45)
- Best Way to Connect? (53:45)
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