This document discusses various UX tools and methods that can help software developers integrate user experience best practices into their development process. It outlines the typical software development phases of analyze, design, develop/implement, and test, and provides examples of UX tools that can be used at each phase, such as mind maps and personas for analysis, wireframes and user flows for design, feature files for development, and heatmaps and analytics for testing. The overall goal is to help developers better understand users and build software that meets users' needs.
Without users & their problems, we have no reason to write software. However, sometimes, it is frustrating dealing with the source of our problems. Thankfully, there are tools to help us become better at communicating with our end users, in hopes of achieving the end goal with as little strife as possible. Empathy, patience, and clear communication go a long way in development, as this talk will show. “Even More Tools for the Developer’s UX Toolbelt” will give developers even more tools to make their lives a little easier when dealing with end users.
Going from Here to There: Transitioning into a UX Careerdpanarelli
A lot of people are curious about transitioning into the field of User Experience Design (UX). In this talk, I talk about a few different ways that you can transition into a UX career, be it grad school, night classes, or the ol' school of hard knocks, backed up by case studies. This talk was given at NoVA UX Meetup in the offices of AddThis, hosted by organizer Jim Lane.
Slides from session 1 of my User Experience class at School of Visual Concepts: Introduction to UX core principles and process, and introduction to interviewing. Learn more at http://svc-ux1.leannagingras.com/
Without users & their problems, we have no reason to write software. However, sometimes, it is frustrating dealing with the source of our problems. Thankfully, there are tools to help us become better at communicating with our end users, in hopes of achieving the end goal with as little strife as possible. Empathy, patience, and clear communication go a long way in development, as this talk will show. “Even More Tools for the Developer’s UX Toolbelt” will give developers even more tools to make their lives a little easier when dealing with end users.
Going from Here to There: Transitioning into a UX Careerdpanarelli
A lot of people are curious about transitioning into the field of User Experience Design (UX). In this talk, I talk about a few different ways that you can transition into a UX career, be it grad school, night classes, or the ol' school of hard knocks, backed up by case studies. This talk was given at NoVA UX Meetup in the offices of AddThis, hosted by organizer Jim Lane.
Slides from session 1 of my User Experience class at School of Visual Concepts: Introduction to UX core principles and process, and introduction to interviewing. Learn more at http://svc-ux1.leannagingras.com/
Sander Haaksma / Marcel Maas
This lecture discusses various methods to improve the user experience of the application (or any other product). Proper UX design is specific for each project. The same goes for the project setup. There is no “One size fits all” here. However for each project size and duration there are some steps that need to be taken.
In this lecture we will discuss these steps. Which are absolutely necessary for which type and size of project and which can you skip? How does a UX designer fit into an agile project and how can you involve the end-user in the project for input. These are all topics that will be discussed. At the end of the lecture you should have a better understanding as to how UX fits in your next project. Whether you are the Manager, developer or the designer.
Design and its fundamental process have changed with time, growing challenges among the users, devices and different platforms for UI and UX process.
In Design Fundamentals, a day-long thorough workshop, we will try to understand the fundamentals of UI and UX process, and follow the standard process and approaches to create a user-centric design. With basic Design Principles as the the backbone for our design, of course!
The talk can be summarised as follows:
In enterprise scale agile developments, UX is often heavily outnumbered by the rest of the team. The pressure to maintain a certain level of engagement mounts until, inevitably, elements of the product fall through the cracks.
I propose that the UX team needs to 'Set the bar' for ux engagement on individual features, and I have proposed a technique for tracking this engagement through the agile development lifecycle. In doing so, we will see a ‘UX engagement trend’ which allows us to:
- Measure UX engagement across agile teams and features
- Improve the efficiency of UX resources
- Facilitate discussions of quality with management and business
- Track UX debt
- Spot potential weaknesses in the product
Designing APIs for Humans: Leveraging UX Methods For Develop Human Centered APIsPronovix
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are a way modern websites and applications share data with users. From sharing user profile data between services to displaying relevant information from one service to another, APIs enable us to develop a single platform of shared data. In other words… it’s about people.
This talk will walk through how to leverage the practice of human centered design to create robust and meaningful APIs that help meet users needs. We’ll touch on topics such as:
* How and why to involve a cross disciplinary on an API team into the HCD process (Engineering, UX, Product)
* What HCD methods and techniques to use in order to create a healthy API ecosystem
Build a Recipe for Better UX Process with Fresh Lean IngredientsTom Illmensee
Tom Illmensee's presentation at Lean Day UX in New York City March 1, 2013. Different from our Embrace Uncertainty talk in 2012: revised process diagram, more focus on cultural change needed to support Lean techniques.
This is a presentation I created for the web/mobile development bootcamp students of Lab12 (Spring 2017 Cohort).
It is an introduction to the fundamentals of user experience and interface design (UX/UI) for developers. This presentation also covers how to collaborate effectively with designers, as well as tips for building their project with a user-centered design mindset.
Special thanks to Roberta Voulon (Lab12), Ziad Saab (DecodeMTL) , Cassie L. Rheaume (Lighthouse Labs), Kevin Khoury (DecodeMTL), and David Rowley for your input.
UserTesting 2016 webinar: Research to inform product design in Agile environm...Steve Fadden
Designing in agile environments demands many decisions be made in short periods of time. Informing these decisions with formative research enhances our understanding what we’re building, from the viability of concepts, to the effectiveness of designs, to the ultimate success of our solutions.
SPS Jersey 2014 - Creating a Great User Experience in SharePointMarc D Anderson
Building solutions in SharePoint isn’t simply about getting the functionality right based on the business requirements. Developers must think about the entire user experience (UX), which goes far beyond the technical aspects of the solution. It’s no longer good enough to meet the specifications. We must exceed them in terms of usability. This takes many developers out of their comfort zones and into the messy world of end users.
In this interactive session, we’ll discuss questions like:
* How should the user feel when they use this piece of functionality?
* Will they perceive that this functionality saves them work or creates new work?
* How will the functionality compare to what they see on the consumer Web?
* How can we use technologies which haven’t historically been considered mainstream SharePoint developer tools (like jQuery and CSS) to make SharePoint feel more like the sites people love?
Whether you're an executive sponsor, end user, power user, developer, or IT Pro, there are bound to be some takeaways for you as you adapt SharePoint to meet your organization's needs.
Presentation explains how wireframing technics which are used mainly by designers, can be used in software engineering process by mobile app developers.
Demystifying UX – A toolkit approach to better, cheaper & faster experience d...dtremonte
On April 9, 2014, Mary Kennedy, User Experience, Product Design & Management expert, gave a talk entitled "Demystifying UX – A toolkit approach to better, cheaper & faster experience design."
UX / User Experience is booming as a practice and methodology. However, there is often misunderstanding and mystery around UX basic practices. Join us for a discussion of simple tools and processes to use as a reliable toolkit from project to project. Yes, they take time to complete but these practices in the early stages of design mean lower rates of change later in the project - translating to lower cost, faster timelines and more solid design decisions.
User Story Mapping for Minimum Lovable Productsuxpin
You'll learn:
How to visualize user needs instead of product features
How to make better decisions when prioritizing a UX backlog
How to align sprints with UX strategy
DevSummit 2016 PreSummit Workshop: Getting to Know Your Users (Part 2 of 2)Frank Garofalo
(Part 2 of 2; Afternoon slides) DevSummit 2016 PreSummit Workshop: Getting to Know Your Users, An Introduction into User Experience; Co-Presented with Heath Meyette; Presentation content contributions from Shari Little, Mitch Cox, Richard Caballero, Qun Hui, Brian Rosenberg and other team members.
Tips & tricks *for developers, by a developer* on how to work with end users and the business, making software development a bit easier.
This was delivered at Link State 2014 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH on September 20, 2014.
This presentation taget basics of UX design fundamentals. It’s a quick overview, so you can go from zero-to-hero as quickly as possible. One more Advance course on UX practices is coming soon...
Sander Haaksma / Marcel Maas
This lecture discusses various methods to improve the user experience of the application (or any other product). Proper UX design is specific for each project. The same goes for the project setup. There is no “One size fits all” here. However for each project size and duration there are some steps that need to be taken.
In this lecture we will discuss these steps. Which are absolutely necessary for which type and size of project and which can you skip? How does a UX designer fit into an agile project and how can you involve the end-user in the project for input. These are all topics that will be discussed. At the end of the lecture you should have a better understanding as to how UX fits in your next project. Whether you are the Manager, developer or the designer.
Design and its fundamental process have changed with time, growing challenges among the users, devices and different platforms for UI and UX process.
In Design Fundamentals, a day-long thorough workshop, we will try to understand the fundamentals of UI and UX process, and follow the standard process and approaches to create a user-centric design. With basic Design Principles as the the backbone for our design, of course!
The talk can be summarised as follows:
In enterprise scale agile developments, UX is often heavily outnumbered by the rest of the team. The pressure to maintain a certain level of engagement mounts until, inevitably, elements of the product fall through the cracks.
I propose that the UX team needs to 'Set the bar' for ux engagement on individual features, and I have proposed a technique for tracking this engagement through the agile development lifecycle. In doing so, we will see a ‘UX engagement trend’ which allows us to:
- Measure UX engagement across agile teams and features
- Improve the efficiency of UX resources
- Facilitate discussions of quality with management and business
- Track UX debt
- Spot potential weaknesses in the product
Designing APIs for Humans: Leveraging UX Methods For Develop Human Centered APIsPronovix
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are a way modern websites and applications share data with users. From sharing user profile data between services to displaying relevant information from one service to another, APIs enable us to develop a single platform of shared data. In other words… it’s about people.
This talk will walk through how to leverage the practice of human centered design to create robust and meaningful APIs that help meet users needs. We’ll touch on topics such as:
* How and why to involve a cross disciplinary on an API team into the HCD process (Engineering, UX, Product)
* What HCD methods and techniques to use in order to create a healthy API ecosystem
Build a Recipe for Better UX Process with Fresh Lean IngredientsTom Illmensee
Tom Illmensee's presentation at Lean Day UX in New York City March 1, 2013. Different from our Embrace Uncertainty talk in 2012: revised process diagram, more focus on cultural change needed to support Lean techniques.
This is a presentation I created for the web/mobile development bootcamp students of Lab12 (Spring 2017 Cohort).
It is an introduction to the fundamentals of user experience and interface design (UX/UI) for developers. This presentation also covers how to collaborate effectively with designers, as well as tips for building their project with a user-centered design mindset.
Special thanks to Roberta Voulon (Lab12), Ziad Saab (DecodeMTL) , Cassie L. Rheaume (Lighthouse Labs), Kevin Khoury (DecodeMTL), and David Rowley for your input.
UserTesting 2016 webinar: Research to inform product design in Agile environm...Steve Fadden
Designing in agile environments demands many decisions be made in short periods of time. Informing these decisions with formative research enhances our understanding what we’re building, from the viability of concepts, to the effectiveness of designs, to the ultimate success of our solutions.
SPS Jersey 2014 - Creating a Great User Experience in SharePointMarc D Anderson
Building solutions in SharePoint isn’t simply about getting the functionality right based on the business requirements. Developers must think about the entire user experience (UX), which goes far beyond the technical aspects of the solution. It’s no longer good enough to meet the specifications. We must exceed them in terms of usability. This takes many developers out of their comfort zones and into the messy world of end users.
In this interactive session, we’ll discuss questions like:
* How should the user feel when they use this piece of functionality?
* Will they perceive that this functionality saves them work or creates new work?
* How will the functionality compare to what they see on the consumer Web?
* How can we use technologies which haven’t historically been considered mainstream SharePoint developer tools (like jQuery and CSS) to make SharePoint feel more like the sites people love?
Whether you're an executive sponsor, end user, power user, developer, or IT Pro, there are bound to be some takeaways for you as you adapt SharePoint to meet your organization's needs.
Presentation explains how wireframing technics which are used mainly by designers, can be used in software engineering process by mobile app developers.
Demystifying UX – A toolkit approach to better, cheaper & faster experience d...dtremonte
On April 9, 2014, Mary Kennedy, User Experience, Product Design & Management expert, gave a talk entitled "Demystifying UX – A toolkit approach to better, cheaper & faster experience design."
UX / User Experience is booming as a practice and methodology. However, there is often misunderstanding and mystery around UX basic practices. Join us for a discussion of simple tools and processes to use as a reliable toolkit from project to project. Yes, they take time to complete but these practices in the early stages of design mean lower rates of change later in the project - translating to lower cost, faster timelines and more solid design decisions.
User Story Mapping for Minimum Lovable Productsuxpin
You'll learn:
How to visualize user needs instead of product features
How to make better decisions when prioritizing a UX backlog
How to align sprints with UX strategy
DevSummit 2016 PreSummit Workshop: Getting to Know Your Users (Part 2 of 2)Frank Garofalo
(Part 2 of 2; Afternoon slides) DevSummit 2016 PreSummit Workshop: Getting to Know Your Users, An Introduction into User Experience; Co-Presented with Heath Meyette; Presentation content contributions from Shari Little, Mitch Cox, Richard Caballero, Qun Hui, Brian Rosenberg and other team members.
Tips & tricks *for developers, by a developer* on how to work with end users and the business, making software development a bit easier.
This was delivered at Link State 2014 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH on September 20, 2014.
This presentation taget basics of UX design fundamentals. It’s a quick overview, so you can go from zero-to-hero as quickly as possible. One more Advance course on UX practices is coming soon...
UX BASIS is a process and a set of tools to help your organization engage with your users through the online products that you develop. By building an experience around the user, it will enable you to answer their needs whilst ensuring the needs of your business are also fulfilled.
Evidence based design creates a greater value for your business and also encourages collaboration between your teams and results in knowledge sharing between individuals.
This talk was given at a meeting of web project managers (organised by J.Boye) in May 2010.
"A scenario is a description of a person’s interaction with a system.
Scenarios help focus design efforts on the user’s requirements, which are distinct from technical or business requirements.
Scenarios may be related to ‘use cases’, which describe interactions at a technical level. Unlike use cases, however, scenarios can be understood by people who do not have any technical background. They are therefore suitable for use during participatory design activities." http://infodesign.com.au/usabilityresources/scenarios/
Slides from a workshop at The Net Value, Cagliari 03/2016
Your product is perfect and users are stupid. You are developing for a long time, following the perfect idea, your assumptions, you are not wrong… or not?
In this workshop you will understand the foundation of user experience. What UX is, why it is important and how you can start adopting it in your processes.
Anyone who is a ux designer and is or will be working in the design field related to user experience (which should be pretty much everything), should be able to refresh their memory and vocab regarding the process and techniques of UX design through this slide.
Do you have to be an actual designer, a creative type of person, to be good at the UX design process? Essentially, everyone who has any influence over the design is, in part, a designer. In this talk, you will learn how the world needs more UX superheroes within an organization and that ALL team members are an intrinsic part of the UX design process. I'll give an overview of the User Experience Design Process that involves shaping the product and getting it right from the beginning while touching on essential UX methods such as user research and field study techniques, personas, card sorting, brainstorming with sketches, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and testing.
Web UI Design Patterns and best-practices guide from http://www.uxpin.com -- the best online wireframing, UX & product management suite available anywhere.
User Experience & Design…Designing for others…UEDPreeti Chopra
User-centered design (UCD) techniques,
Simplification of technology as per user’s needs,
User is right,
User testing,
Information architecture,
Interaction design,
ui,
ued
ux
Working with credentials for Azure resources, you want to avoid storing your credentials in repositories when possible. In this session, we will talk about some of the options for working with credentials in Azure development without checking them into repositories - including managed identities, DefaultAzureCredential, and ChainedTokenCredential.
Databricks is a popular tool used with large amounts of data, applying to many roles - including data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers. It can be found on many cloud platforms - including Azure, AWS, and GCP. In this talk, we will look at a flight-themed end-to-end solution using Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, and Power BI. By the end of this session, you will have a better understanding of Databricks' capabilities and how it integrates with other Azure offerings.
Noodling Data with Jupyter Notebook - presented at various user groups in 2020 both in this format and for Azure Notebooks; also available as a Juptyer Notebook to be presented with RISE slideshow
Presenting at the Microsoft Devs HK Meetup on 13 June, 2018
Code for presentation: https://github.com/sadukie/IntroToPyForCSharpDevs
Azure Notebook for presentation:
https://notebooks.azure.com/cletechconsulting/libraries/introtopyforcsharpdevs
What is UX and why should we care as developers? This talk explores these concepts from a developer's perspective. Presented at Kansas City Developer Conference 2017 on August 4, 2017
An intro to Test Driven Development for Developers and Non-Developers - covering some basics of TDD and ATDD. Presented to UXPA Cleveland at OverDrive on February 27, 2014
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.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
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.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
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.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
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.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
4. The Breadth of UX
According to ISO, UX encompasses the following – before, during, and after use:
• Emotions
• Beliefs
• Preferences
• Perceptions
• Physical responses
• Psychological responses
8. Why should developers care?
Without users, our software has no reason to exist.
More happy users means better chance of getting them to recommend our software
to others.
While designers can make things look visually appealing, at the end of the day, if the
functionality is awful, people will get frustrated and stop using a product.
12. To Analyze….
Figure out the content of the problem and how to tackle it
Get a better understand of the end users through user research and interviewing
Brainstorming ideas on the problem
Gathering requirements in terms everyone understands
18. How These Help Developers
Mind maps allow the developers and business to lay out the scope of an application.
They also allow developers to see possible growth of an application that may not have
been originally anticipated. Brainstorming with others can lead to other ideas coming
up.
Site maps help web developers to see the layout of a website and can serve as a
checklist of the progress of site development.
23. José
Business Owner
What are the city’s demographics?
Are they appropriate for me to
bring my business there?
What incentives do they have for
businesses?
Are there good networking or
community opportunities for
promoting my business?
24. Irene
Older Resident
Are there any senior programs for
me to participate in?
What doctors and hospitals are
there?
Are there parks or places for me to
walk?
25. Sarah
Younger
Resident
Where can I learn about the local
school system?
Are there any summer recreation
programs for my kids to participate in
when they’re older?
How safe is the city for my kids to play
in?
What’s the diversity like of the
residents in the city?
Are there parks for my kids to play in?
Will they be safe there?
26. How These Help Developers
Assigning personas to screens helps us to make sure the functionality is designed
appropriately.
Sometimes, developers become empathetic with the personas, putting themselves in
the personas’ positions. This helps them to realize flows easier.
28. Features
During brainstorming, break a project into features.
Use the features to help write the code and determine tests.
Write the features in English with gherkin.
Consistency
Works on multiple platforms
31. How These Help Developers
Writing features in English bridges the gap between business and tech teams.
These scenarios cover the use cases for the app, defining points to be tested.
The feature files map down to code, which means that the developers can use these
for automated testing.
33. Design
Draw out your understanding of the problem and your
idea on how to solve it
34. Designing a solution
Things that need designing…
User interfaces
Interaction design
Accessibility experiences
Prototyping
Processes
Tools that we can use as devs include…
Balsamiq Mockups
Wireframes.org
Pencil
Dia
42. How These Help Developers
Wireframes help developers see possible UI layout and designs, making it easier to
conceptualize the app. They also help the business see these as well.
User Flows help the developers understand the process that they are improving or
developing. This also helps the business to see their process and identify pain points.
45. Things to consider in development
We want as few clicks and as little thinking as possible
If everything is set up well, you can take a TDD approach.
Using the gherkin from the “gathering requirements” stage
Transition by writing a failing test for a feature
Then make the test pass with the appropriate code
Keep it simple and easy to use
49. How These Help Developers
The steps in the feature file help the developers to see the process of how the app is
getting used.
Having the code documented in feature files allows the developers to write as little
code as possible to get the job done.
51. Things to see in testing
Test to make sure the code is covering all the features – can be done in automated
testing
Have users test and report issues – exploratory testing
Use focus groups to help test the app, and use heat maps and analytics to see how
people are using the app
56. How These Help Developers
Heatmaps help developers see what parts of their UIs are getting used the most. This
can help them identify problem spots or possibly suggest layout improvements.
Analytics can help them identify their end users’ environments, allowing them to
develop appropriate experiences that scale well to the various environments.
- Including different browser types
- Including different platforms (phones, tablets, laptops, televisions, etc.)
61. Additional Tools and Methods in UX
Field Research
Interviewing
User Tests
Usability
Accessibility
Copywriting
Graphics Design
UI Design
62. Additional Resources
All About UX
UX for the masses - 25 great free UX tools
MSDN - Windows UX Design Principles
OS X Human Interface Guidelines
Mobile UX and Mobile UI guidelines: The 2014 Collection
UX is not UI
The Secret to Designing an Intuitive UX
More convenience for the user plus visually appealing
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