Cross-Functional Pairing: What it is and why you should be doing it
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![Cross-functional PairingWhat it is and why you should be doing itAnders Ramsay JefBekesMike Long | Balanced Team Conference 2011,[object Object],#xpairing @pairingproject,[object Object],Photo Credit: http://www.emagzin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/120308.jpeg,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/x-functional-pairing-07-110926184748-phpapp01/75/crossfunctional-pairing-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-be-doing-it-1-2048.jpg?cb=1668490755)
![Driver,[object Object],Navigator,[object Object],Continuous Ideation/Production/Feedback,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/x-functional-pairing-07-110926184748-phpapp01/75/crossfunctional-pairing-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-be-doing-it-3-2048.jpg?cb=1668490755)
![1+1>2,[object Object],Sustained Focus,[object Object],Continuous Debugging,[object Object],Multi-sensory stimulation,[object Object],Knowledge distribution,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/x-functional-pairing-07-110926184748-phpapp01/75/crossfunctional-pairing-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-be-doing-it-4-2048.jpg?cb=1668490755)
![Why don’t we get to pair?!,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/x-functional-pairing-07-110926184748-phpapp01/75/crossfunctional-pairing-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-be-doing-it-5-2048.jpg?cb=1668490755)
![X-Functional Pairing,[object Object],Sustained Focus,[object Object],Continuous Debugging,[object Object],Multi-sensory stimulation,[object Object],Knowledge distribution,[object Object],Create an L-Mode/R-Mode Tug-of-War,[object Object],Create a Cross-Disciplinary Loop,[object Object],Get comfortable sharing work in progress,[object Object],Learn to create lean specs,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/x-functional-pairing-07-110926184748-phpapp01/75/crossfunctional-pairing-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-be-doing-it-6-2048.jpg?cb=1668490755)
![Linear-Mode,[object Object],Logical, Step-by-step,[object Object],“Gives you the power to work through details and make it happen.”,[object Object],Rich-Mode,[object Object],Non-linear, Intuitive,[object Object],Holistic, Asynchronous,[object Object],Non-verbal (e.g. visual),[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/x-functional-pairing-07-110926184748-phpapp01/75/crossfunctional-pairing-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-be-doing-it-7-2048.jpg?cb=1668490755)
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Cross-Functional Pairing: What it is and why you should be doing it
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Anders Ramsay will provide an overview of cross-functional pairing, with Jef Bekes and Mike Long presenting a case study from work done at ThoughtWorks Studios. Topics discussed will include group sketching, use of a prototyping framework, and designing in the browser vs designing with PhotoShop/Wireframes.
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Cross-Functional Pairing: What it is and why you should be doing it
- 16. Lo-fi sketches > interactive prototypes
- 19. Collaborative sessions to map out high-level concepts, relationships, and organizing principles
- 25. User prototype to validate conceptual framework and UI framework
- 26. Prototype becomes a living document/style guide for developers
Editor's Notes
- How many people here have done some form of pairing?Yes/no?Who here can give me a definition?Source: http://www.emagzin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/120308.jpeg
- How many people here have done some form of pairing?Yes/no?Who here can give me a definition?Source: http://www.emagzin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/120308.jpeg
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- Bird by Bird: some instruction on writing and life:“I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren’t even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they’re doing it.”