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Process: Agile Development

UXmatters has published 16 articles on the topic Agile Development.

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  1. Agile Development Is No Excuse for Shoddy UX Research

    November 21, 2016

    Agile development and UX design are like a couple in an arranged marriage—a relationship between two strangers who are expected to coexist, develop trust and respect, and eventually, love each other. Throw UX research into the mix and you have the makings of an even more awkward alliance, as you can see in this typical conversation between a UX designer and a product owner, somewhere in the middle of Sprint 0:

    Product owner: “Hey Jen, when can we see some wireframes?”

    UX designer: “Well, we’re wrapping up our user interviews and putting together some personas—basically trying to get more clarity around our target users. We’ve already started on some sketches, but I expect we’ll need to make some tweaks based on what we learn.”

    Product owner: “That’s all very good. But we can’t afford the luxury of spending too much time on research. Sprint 0 ends next week. We can’t keep the developers waiting! Let’s speed things up. I’d really appreciate if you could get those wireframes going quickly?” Read More

  2. Evaluating AI User-Story Generators: What UX Designers Should Know

    Envisioning New Horizons

    A critical look at UX design practice

    A column by Silvia Podesta
    August 5, 2024

    AI-powered user-story generators present a very interesting use case for large language models (LLMs). These applications can assist in the creation of user stories, an essential task in agile development and product management.

    I’ve tested a few of them and used Stories on Board, Cookup.AI, Easy-Peasy.AI, and a tool that IBM Consulting has developed, IBM Assistant, to assess the quality of their output in two very different scenarios, as follows:

    • Scenario 1—An online application helps strategists create value-chain diagrams for client companies. A value chain is an artifact that strategists use to visualize activities that are strategically relevant to a business and the links between them. This is a useful strategic-management tool that helps give a fuller picture of an organization’s cost drivers and sources of differentiation.
    • Scenario 2—A mobile app supports and encourages bike usage within a small metropolitan area. I looked at this scenario further by considering a variant: an app that supports and encourages bike usage within the small French city of Montpellier. Read More

  3. Regression Testing in the Agile Universe

    March 20, 2023

    In 2023, “software is eating the world.” Software drives most companies today. This means that more and more companies are becoming agile—and so are the processes and methods by which these companies function. Most companies are on the lookout for methods that reduce their products’ time to market, which can be challenging for in-house teams such as testing teams. As a result, software-testing professionals need to curate a solid approach that lets them keep up with all the changes, updates, and operations.

    In agile, regression testing can help teams focus on new functionalities, but also preserve the stability of each product increment and update. Teams use regression testing to ensure that tested software continues to perform well after every modification. Read More

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