This document discusses challenges that can arise when combining agile development practices with user experience (UX) design. It provides examples of issues that commonly occur, such as design and development teams not properly communicating or coordinating. It then offers recommendations on how to structure UX teams and processes to better integrate with agile development. This includes using techniques like prototyping early designs, conducting user research at the start of projects, and involving UX designers throughout the development process.

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When Opposites Attract: Agile and UX
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Mobile Design and Development Strategies
and Best Practices

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mobility
infrastructure
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agile software
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Mobility
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• Security
• Scalability
• Speed
• Reliability
• Usability
Characteristics of Success

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We’vegotissues
“Please, standups are not bitch sessions”
“Just make it pretty”
“Do no interrupt us during CI…let me repeat, I’m not
changing the interface”
“Again, you are a graphic designer. Not a product owner”
“Hey, nice code. Pity that this app doesn’t actually do
anything relevant” (anonymous designer)
“Can you please just give me the wireframe”

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Structural Problems:UX
Waterfall vs. Iterative

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Structural Problems:Agile
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SpecificPain Points
Agile Engineering:continuous integration,testing
Headless chicken
Usability testing
Market researchin product visioning
Overall consistency in design
Change is painful
Communication
Bottlenecks with design, especially mobile
Short sprints and timing
Coordinatedreleaseswith long durations

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Scaled AgileFramework

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TwoUX ModelstoConsiderinAgile
Model 1: Centralized UX Model
Model 2: Distributed Model: Governance and Teams

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CharacteristicsofUI/UX in Agile
Low-fidelity prototyping to develop runway
Incremental
Fast and frequent feedback via rapid code implementation
Collaborative
Spikes for research activities
UI criteria in definition of done and user story acceptance
criteria

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Roleof a UX designerin Agile
Works with product owner and stakeholder to understand business targets
Provides agile teams with UI design, UX guidelines and design elements in
Just in Time fashion
Works with System Architects and teams to build and maintain technical
foundation for real-time UX validation,feedback, tracking
Share UX guidelines across program;educate developers
Assist testengineers and systemteam in UX testing
Lead UI design workshops and UX/UICOPs
Attend sprint planning, backlog grooming,iterationdemos and PSI demos
when critical UI workis involved

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SystemsDesignandTesting
Clear separation of UI and application logic
Effective UI coding conventions
Effective organization UI assets and ease of re-use,
extension and modification of styles
Support for collection of usage statistics, UI error logging,
feedback mechanism

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ProjectTactics
Choose a model
Co-locate design and developmentteams to ensure consistency
Involve UX designers in user story creation; use wireframes and
prototypes as tools
Use Sprint 0 to define the backlog and conduct research
Expedite user testing, which is typically slower during UX and use light
documentation
Define a clear visionof the product during sprint 0; conduct user research
and analysis to ensure the user experience is carried throughout the
cycles
Developscenarios and wireframesthat integrate with sprints and used
prior to planning

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BestPractices
Test a sprint behind
Designa sprint ahead
Sprint 0 planning
Couple UX lead with Product Owner
Communication
Use Hardening Innovation Planning sprint to incorporate late-
breaking changes
Style guide and asset library
CentralizedUX authority for distributed teams

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Mobile Design and Development Strategies
and Best Practices
When Opposites Attract: Agile and UX
YanceyHall
yancey.hall@agilex.com