In those slides I share issues we face @ le Monde when trying to build great digital products as fast as we can.
More particularly, in a context of great uncertainty, one of the main problems is to learn fast and efficiently in order to build great product fast.
I present the tools and practices used to optimize that learning, using illustrations and stories coming from le Monde products.
Use Lean Startup Techniques on a Remote Team by William Donnell - The Lean St...Lean Startup Co.
A lot of distributed companies use Lean Startup techniques for product development. But it's challenging to successfully run customer development and cross-functional experiments with remote colleagues. William Donnell, lead design and UX specialist at Sodium Halogen, teaches the creative techniques his team uses for very effective Lean Startup approaches on a virtual team.
Use Lean Startup Techniques on a Remote Team by William Donnell - The Lean St...Lean Startup Co.
A lot of distributed companies use Lean Startup techniques for product development. But it's challenging to successfully run customer development and cross-functional experiments with remote colleagues. William Donnell, lead design and UX specialist at Sodium Halogen, teaches the creative techniques his team uses for very effective Lean Startup approaches on a virtual team.
7 mobile app usability testing best practices by UserTestingUserTesting
You should test throughout the development process. That way you can catch problems early, when they are easier to fix. The general rule is: Test early, test often. If you’re doing Agile development, you should conduct user testing every week or two, to validate the work you’ve just done and guide what you do next. We’ve heard heartbreaking stories from companies that left mobile testing until the end of development. They found significant problems, but launched anyway because it was too late to make major changes. A good approach is to test at each stage in the development process.
Does the idea of releasing your next app or mobile website make you queasy? Test away your fears! Download our eBooks to explore fast, easy ways to improve mobile websites and apps at every stage of development: http://info.usertesting.com/Mobile-Usability-Testing-Strategy-eBook.html
Talk for the Vancouver User Experience group on October 16, 2007 about the user experience of usability projects and how we've re-designed our process.
Remote UX Research Videos of real people interacting with your brand, regardless of device or location.
68% Rockefeller Corporation of users give up because they think you don’t care about them.
Beware of Multi Level Lesson one
Poorly organized information • Hover tunnels = early collapsing • Inconsistent triggers
Multi Level Navs • Don’t rely on the back button • Labels help • Remember context
Links should look like Lesson two
Navigating through a site shouldn’t be a process of trial and error. Links
Links • Difficult to discern what is or is not a link • Missing click history • Inconsistent link styling in the same view
More payment options Lesson three
UX Archive
Payment options • Optimize existing checkout flows • Implement a virtual wallet • Don’t forget trust
Not all icons are Lesson four
Drag or expand? http://www.exquisitetweets.com/collection/lukew/2919
http://www.exquisitetweets.com/collection/lukew/2919
Icons • Consider context • Use tooltips • Try your designs out with real users
Consistency is one of the most powerful usability principles: when things always behave the same, users don’t have to worry about what will happen. Instead, they know what will happen based on earlier experience. ” “ Jakob Nielsen User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman Group
Social security matters Lesson five So does copy!
Social privacy matters Lesson five
Social privacy • Be transparent • Make your privacy policy accessible • Look for serendipitous moments of interaction
Advertising lacks Lesson six
Consistent copy and images • Continue the conversation from ad to landing page • Keep the messages simple • Work with marketing or advertising teams
Categorization is Lesson seven
There’s no perfect way to categorize pages or products (but there’s a right way to do it). Categorization
Focus on building intuitive experiences
A mental model is what the user believes about the system at hand. ” “ Jakob Nielsen User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman Group
Learn from your users • Improve mental models • Add cross-references • Solve for your primary audience(s) • Make sure your search works Categorization
Multi-level navs aren’t user friendly Mega menus and clickable menus help create a better experience for your users. Links should look like links Tried and true link conventions from the early days of the web are still the most effective ways to format your links. Consider more payment options Virtual wallet services are a great way to make checking out easier and more secure. Not all icons are universal Test users for comprehension and use tool tips to describe your most important icons.
1999: Myths and Realities of installing new software (ERP)Martin van Wunnik
Myth: A complete, detailed planning guarantees a fluid installation of new software.
Reality: The pre-defined planning will not be respected.
Myth: All aspects of the new software are documented.
Reality: The documentation is incomplete.
Myth: The new software works.
Reality: The new software does not work.
Continuous Delivery Sounds Great but it Won't Work HereJez Humble
Since the Continuous Delivery book came out in 2010, it's gone from being a controversial idea to a commonplace... until you consider that many people who say they are doing it aren't really, and there are still plenty of places that consider it crazy talk.
In this session Jez will present some of the highlights and lowlights of the past six years listening to people explain why continuous delivery won't work, and what he learned in the process.
A brief description of why and how to use eye tracking in usability studies. Pros and cons, what to consider when designing the study, analysing the data, and writing a report
7 mobile app usability testing best practices by UserTestingUserTesting
You should test throughout the development process. That way you can catch problems early, when they are easier to fix. The general rule is: Test early, test often. If you’re doing Agile development, you should conduct user testing every week or two, to validate the work you’ve just done and guide what you do next. We’ve heard heartbreaking stories from companies that left mobile testing until the end of development. They found significant problems, but launched anyway because it was too late to make major changes. A good approach is to test at each stage in the development process.
Does the idea of releasing your next app or mobile website make you queasy? Test away your fears! Download our eBooks to explore fast, easy ways to improve mobile websites and apps at every stage of development: http://info.usertesting.com/Mobile-Usability-Testing-Strategy-eBook.html
Talk for the Vancouver User Experience group on October 16, 2007 about the user experience of usability projects and how we've re-designed our process.
Remote UX Research Videos of real people interacting with your brand, regardless of device or location.
68% Rockefeller Corporation of users give up because they think you don’t care about them.
Beware of Multi Level Lesson one
Poorly organized information • Hover tunnels = early collapsing • Inconsistent triggers
Multi Level Navs • Don’t rely on the back button • Labels help • Remember context
Links should look like Lesson two
Navigating through a site shouldn’t be a process of trial and error. Links
Links • Difficult to discern what is or is not a link • Missing click history • Inconsistent link styling in the same view
More payment options Lesson three
UX Archive
Payment options • Optimize existing checkout flows • Implement a virtual wallet • Don’t forget trust
Not all icons are Lesson four
Drag or expand? http://www.exquisitetweets.com/collection/lukew/2919
http://www.exquisitetweets.com/collection/lukew/2919
Icons • Consider context • Use tooltips • Try your designs out with real users
Consistency is one of the most powerful usability principles: when things always behave the same, users don’t have to worry about what will happen. Instead, they know what will happen based on earlier experience. ” “ Jakob Nielsen User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman Group
Social security matters Lesson five So does copy!
Social privacy matters Lesson five
Social privacy • Be transparent • Make your privacy policy accessible • Look for serendipitous moments of interaction
Advertising lacks Lesson six
Consistent copy and images • Continue the conversation from ad to landing page • Keep the messages simple • Work with marketing or advertising teams
Categorization is Lesson seven
There’s no perfect way to categorize pages or products (but there’s a right way to do it). Categorization
Focus on building intuitive experiences
A mental model is what the user believes about the system at hand. ” “ Jakob Nielsen User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman Group
Learn from your users • Improve mental models • Add cross-references • Solve for your primary audience(s) • Make sure your search works Categorization
Multi-level navs aren’t user friendly Mega menus and clickable menus help create a better experience for your users. Links should look like links Tried and true link conventions from the early days of the web are still the most effective ways to format your links. Consider more payment options Virtual wallet services are a great way to make checking out easier and more secure. Not all icons are universal Test users for comprehension and use tool tips to describe your most important icons.
1999: Myths and Realities of installing new software (ERP)Martin van Wunnik
Myth: A complete, detailed planning guarantees a fluid installation of new software.
Reality: The pre-defined planning will not be respected.
Myth: All aspects of the new software are documented.
Reality: The documentation is incomplete.
Myth: The new software works.
Reality: The new software does not work.
Continuous Delivery Sounds Great but it Won't Work HereJez Humble
Since the Continuous Delivery book came out in 2010, it's gone from being a controversial idea to a commonplace... until you consider that many people who say they are doing it aren't really, and there are still plenty of places that consider it crazy talk.
In this session Jez will present some of the highlights and lowlights of the past six years listening to people explain why continuous delivery won't work, and what he learned in the process.
A brief description of why and how to use eye tracking in usability studies. Pros and cons, what to consider when designing the study, analysing the data, and writing a report
Learn fast to build fast, Le Monde case study by Ismaël Hery - Lean IT Summit...Institut Lean France
Why maximizing learning helps teams develop software faster? Ismaël Hery shares his recent successes. A new software product development project may be considered as “done” when the users are satisfied and when the cost of operations is known and under control (aka “product market fit” in Eric Ries terminology). How to get to that point as fast as possible considering the risky and diverse activities of design and user experience, software development and operation in production? Based on stories from recent new software products developed at Le Monde, it appears that spreading and leveling learning on the various project activities from the first day on, helps getting to that point faster. More Lean IT case study on www.lean-it-summit.com
Open Source Content Management Systems for Small and Medium Businesses, Chari...Will Hall
How can open source CMS's meet the particular challenges that running SME's, NGO's or charities involve? Whether you run a small business, non-governmental organisation or charity, the potential for spending hundreds of thousands of pound on software to assist with the running of your business is untenable, however, how far can open-source software (and particularly content management systems) enable your business to evolve, thrive and even surpass your expectations. In my presentation I intend to discuss; what your content is and how to use it to your advantage when running a complex operation with limited resources. The advantages and disadvantages of utilising open source software and how you can leverage the community to gain support and expertise. What the future for open source projects are and how you can ensure your business/organisation/charity can continue its work into Web 3.0
Slides from "Taking an Holistic Approach to Product Quality"Peter Marshall
This is the base material used during a half day workshop at expoQA 17 June 2019. Peter Marshall runs over the necessary technical, organisational, and improvement practices required to deliver high quality software. Deep dives into Continuous delivery, devops, organisational structures, agile and digital transformation.
Through this presentation, we will try to solve this mystery as we first explore what is a legacy system. We will also look at its drawbacks and discuss why they are still in use. And lastly, we will look at some examples of legacy technology. (Content Source: https://www.goodcore.co.uk/blog/legacy-systems/)
WinOps Conf 2016 - Matteo Emili - Development and QA Dilemmas in DevOpsWinOps Conf
The quick rise of Continuous Delivery in the enterprise means that common problems are often approached the other way round. Concepts like Feature Flags and Testing In Production caused several headaches to developers and QA engineers, especially where they have a wealth of experience about traditional development.
There are some challenges and approaches which are very common, and they still scare newcomers. Let's have a look at a few of these, with the most common solutions.
How can you adopt innovation at your company ? Why should you bother ? How can you do it ? What matters and why ?
Here I share my learning from starting and running a startup and building data science products in thomson reuters and other organizations
The methodological approach used by intranet consultant Cristiano Siri and Giacomo Mason to help Honda Italia realizing "MyHonda" their intranet.
[@Plone European Symposium 2009]
Enterprise Devops Presentation @ Magentys Seminar London May 15 2014Jwooldridge
Thanks to Liam and the crew from Magentys for arranging a fantastic evening of presentations on all things DevOps.
Attached is my presentation from the event on Enterprise Devops.
For those of you who missed it:
“Join the crowd of 100 industry leaders across the Retail, Finance and Digital sectors for an exciting evening of talks in London’s Tech City on DevOps. Enjoy networking with a chilled beer alongside the experts who are making DevOps work and those who want to make it work.
Whether you’re a corporate or start-up, DevOps should be a hot topic so listen to how the experts are achieving great things, hear their views on the trends and discuss the future of DevOps.”
Jonny
enterprisedevops.com
Similar to Learn Fast to Build Fast @ le Monde - Lean Kanban France 2014 (20)
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
16. PRODUCT DEFINITION UNKNOWNS –
EXAMPLES
Is this user problem a real issue or is it something I see as an
issue?
Will it work as expected once in the user’s hands?
How much should we invest in this feature compared to that
one?
17. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWNS –
EXAMPLES
Should we use that framework or that one?
How long does it take to develop that kind of feature?
Is it possible to have automated tests with this new
technology?
Where will the next bottleneck appear when we get 10x more
users?
18. OPERATIONS UNKNOWNS – EXAMPLES
How long and how much effort will it take to deploy a new
release after QA?
What will be the main weaknesses of this new system once in
production?
What are most vital dashboards and alerts for this new
system?
How many more servers do we need to support the expected
load?
19.
20. OUR PROBLEM
TO KNOW IS TO KNOW THAT WE KNOW NOTHING
IF WE WANT TO BUILD FAST, WE NEED TO SOLVE A LOT OF
UNKNOWNS FAST
HOW CAN WE AMPLIFY AND SPEED UP LEARNING?
21. OUR HYPOTHESIS
LEARN IN ALL CRITICAL DOMAINS, DON'T EXCEL AT ONE AT
THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS
DON'T WAIT TO LEARN
34. TAKE GREAT CARE OF YOUR BETA TESTERS
Recruit them wisely
Encourage them
Give them something back regularly
35. IF YOU CAN'T DEPLOY FOR YOUR USERS, AT
LEAST DEPLOY FOR YOUR DEVS AND OPS
Deploy sub parts technically testable in production
Deploy early and progressively
36. WHAT WE GET FROM DEPLOYING VERY EARLY
Focuses product people on improvements really needed by
your users
Focuses ops on real production problems (not the one they
wish they have)
Improves system robustness very early
Fuels continuous improvement based on concrete problems
Creates a sense of urgency and gets more engagement
42. WHEN FACING A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO SOLUTIONS WITH GROSSLY THE SAME ROI, PREFER THE
ONE THAT TEACHES YOU THE MOST!
43. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED
It rarely works as expected, even when we do our homework
correctly (design studio, UX tests etc).
Deployment and use in production generates the biggest
amount of knowledge (by an order of magnitude).
Still lots of improvements ahead at doing user testing.
44. CONCLUSION
Don't excel at learning in one domain at the expense of the
others (Theory of Constraints applied to learning?).
Favor tools and practices that amplify both execution AND
learning.