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How to integrate UX into Agile

How to integrate UX into Agile

Bridging UX techniques within Agile Scrum processes using Design Sprints and how you can achieve a more user-focused outcome.

Jim Tsipoutas

June 04, 2019
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  1. George Kroupis Jim Tsipoutas How to integrate UX within Agile

    Lead Designer Agile Coach @jimtsipoutas @georgioskroupis
  2. Product Design - What Product design is the process of

    creating usable products by defining real people’s problems and experimenting with possible solutions.
  3. Agile - Where we are now Inspired by the Spotify

    model 3 Tribes - Production | Under Development | ML 9 co-located Scrum teams + 1 remote | 6 + 2 | 1 + 3 Chapters & Guilds SAFe PI Planning Nexus Integration team
  4. Agile - Roadmap process Stakeholders’ Requests Product Committee Roadmap -

    Item - ... Business Unit Scrum Teams Product Increment
  5. A shortcut to learning Scrum alone is no guarantee that

    your team will consistently deliver truly engaging, impactful products.
  6. Why Design Sprint? Whereas Scrum is an approach to problem-solving

    and delivering solutions, Design Sprint is an approach to problem finding and understanding.
  7. What is a Design Sprint? The sprint is a 5

    day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping and testing ideas with customers. Introduced by Jake Knapp https://www.gv.com/sprint/
  8. The purpose of Design Sprints The goal of a design

    sprint is not to spit out a perfect solution at the end of one week, but to get feedback on one or two of many possible solutions
  9. How does a Design Sprint work? A well-defined challenge A

    multidisciplinary team A strong facilitator
  10. The 5-day process Define What is the key strategy and

    focus? Explore How might we explore as many ideas as possible?
  11. Insight According to IBM, design thinking research can lead to

    a 75% reduction in design & delivery time, often reducing an 8 month project to 2 or 3 months. “ “
  12. Why Design Sprint? It's quick and inexpensive way to learn

    about important market problems or validate new ideas. It supports a customer-centric approach. You create a cross-functional team where every participant feels attached to a problem you all try to solve. It beats opinions as everybody sees the real responses from the real people. It encourages teamwork - everyone can see the value of others as well as the struggles they might have.
  13. Benefits For Designers Confident about design decisions Better understanding of

    the problem Validate assumptions Develop empathy for users
  14. Benefits For Developers Learn from watching their work in the

    wild Ideate other solutions based on feedback Develop empathy for users
  15. Bridging Design Sprints and Scrum Sprints Stakeholders’ Requests Product Committee

    Express Item as a problem. How might we... Design Sprint Roadmap - Item - ... Business Unit Scrum Teams Product Increment
  16. Best uses of Design Sprints in Scrum projects When starting

    new projects When adding or changing big features When the product vision, roadmap or backlog are out of focus When you face big challenges
  17. Data-driven decisions through experimentation Stakeholders’ Requests Product Committee Express Item

    as a problem Design Sprint Roadmap - Item - ... Business Unit Scrum Teams Product Increment Data Collection Data Analysis
  18. Agile is not easy for UX Product Managers and Leadership

    Understand the Value of UX UX People Show Leadership Agile Process Is Flexible UX Professionals and Developers Are in the same team Nielsen Norman Group https://www.nngroup.com/articles/agile-not-easy-ux/
  19. #oneteam If you want to go fast, go alone. If

    you want to go far, go together. African Proverb Thank you!