We all agreed something needed to change, but did this mean we needed to work soooo closely together? This is the story of how dev and UX were thrown together and how it nearly killed us both. But little by little we changed and learned about each other. Through interviews with designers and devs, and real life examples, we’ll talk about what worked, what failed spectacularly, and what we’re doing today. “I love working with you more and more each day. Except for yesterday, yesterday you were pretty annoying.”

1. Dev & UX
How not to be dicks to each other

3. -
2 methods

4. -
2 methods
3 screw ups

5. -
2 methods
3 screw ups
4 nailed-its

6. -
2 methods
3 screw ups
4 nailed-its
5 bottom lines

7. 1 -
2 methods
3 screw ups
4 nailed-its
5 bottom lines

8. One cupcake

12. Project was late

13. Project was late
One deadline

14. Project was late
One deadline
Phase 2 phobia

15. Project was late
One deadline
Phase 2 phobia
Design was scarce

16. 1 -
2 methods

17. 2 methods
Waterfall…sort of

18. Research,
design

19. Waiting,
waiting
Research,
design

20. Waiting,
waiting
BuildResearch,
design

21. Method #2
Agile

23. 1 -
2 methods
3 screw ups

24. Screw up #1
Everything in one sprint

26. Roxy (Design)

27. Screw up #2
Design and dev too far apart

29. Kenese (Development)

30. Screw up #3
Changed squad direction quickly

31. Image of the Trade Me iPad app
Then image of property app

32. 1 -
2 methods
3 screw ups
4 nailed-its

33. Nailed-it #1
1 Design : 2 Dev ratio

35. Ruth (Design)

36. Nailed-it #2
No squad until it’s completely resourced

38. Nailed-it #3
Location of design

39. Christine (Design)

40. Designer
Designer
Designer
Designer and developers
Developers
Product Owner

41. Nailed-it #4
Adapted UX process quickly

42. Sprint rhythm is our priority

45. Deep research still needs to happen

47. Random conversations are important

48. 1 -
2 methods
3 screw ups
4 nailed-its
5 bottom lines

49. Bottom line #1
No dicks, squads need trust

50. Sam (Test)Sam (Test)

54. Christine (Design)

55. Bottom line #2
Design needs time upfront (but not too much)

61. UX researcher
Designer
Developer
Product owner
Data analyst
Designer
Designer
API dev

62. Bottom line #3
Squads in context

68. Bottom line #4
Iteration needs to happen

70. 74 days
7.5 sprints
4 releases per sprint
3077 pieces of feedback from our users
Constant A/B tests

74. Bottom line #5
Relentlessly focus on getting shit done

75. Bottom line #5
Relentlessly focus on getting shit poop done

77. Right Now.

78. Right Now.

79. Thanks!