Prototyping Pitfalls - Speaker Deck

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Prototyping Pitfalls Ross Belmont @rossbelmont

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@rossbelmont Spend less time tweaking Photoshop comps

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@rossbelmont We crushed it.

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@rossbelmont Walkthrough (a.k.a. Storyboard)

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@rossbelmont Building a prototype is not iterating. =

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@rossbelmont Building a prototype is not iterating. =

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@rossbelmont Schedule Time to Iterate: Don’t Do This Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3

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@rossbelmont Schedule Time to Iterate: Do This Instead Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3

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@rossbelmont Prototyping Affects Everyone Role Unintended Eﬀect Adjustment Designers • Added stress of hitting tight deadline • Highlighted need to iterate Smarter planning in future phases/projects Clients • Can’t react quickly enough • Want to “shop it around” • Repeated expectation setting • May still need deliverables Project managers • Increases clarity on what will be built • New work to manage Discussion needed to get comfortable with new process (at a minimum) Developers & testers

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@rossbelmont Some Details Prototypes Don’t Include

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@rossbelmont Some Details Prototypes Don’t Include • Error states

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@rossbelmont Some Details Prototypes Don’t Include • Error states • Field validation rules

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@rossbelmont Some Details Prototypes Don’t Include • Error states • Field validation rules • Back end data specs

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@rossbelmont Some Details Prototypes Don’t Include • Error states • Field validation rules • Back end data specs • Status codes and their meanings

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@rossbelmont Some Details Prototypes Don’t Include • Error states • Field validation rules • Back end data specs • Status codes and their meanings • Back end business logic

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@rossbelmont Some Details Prototypes Don’t Include • Error states • Field validation rules • Back end data specs • Status codes and their meanings • Back end business logic • “Nonfunctional” requirements (e.g. page load times)

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@rossbelmont • Thing to build • Related thing to build • Another thing to build • Related thing to build • Another thing to build • Final thing to build

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@rossbelmont Story 1 Story 2 Story 3 • Thing to build • Related thing to build • Another thing to build • Related thing to build • Another thing to build • Final thing to build