This XBOSoft Webinar PPT features Natalie Warnert and James Schmittler discussing how to move agile upstream into the agile development process to avoid rework while increasing quality in the "UX Runway".

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April 10 2014 1.00 PM EST
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2. UX RUNWAY –
PULLING QUALITY
FORWARD
Webinar: April 10, 2014
Natalie Warnert and James Schmittler

3. Housekeeping
• Everyone
except
the
speaker
is
muted
• QuesAons
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the
gotowebinar
control
on
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side
of
your
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• QuesAons
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asked
throughout
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webinar,
we’ll
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to
fit
them
in
when
appropriate
• General
Q
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at
the
end
of
the
webinar
• You
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receive
info
on
recording
and
slides
a&er
the
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4. AGENDA
• Introduction
• What is UX?
• What is UX Runway? How to integrate Scrum
• Benefits of UX Runway
• Real life examples of before/after implementation
• Questions
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5. XBOSoft info
• Founded in 2006
• Dedicated to software quality
• Software QA consulting
• Software testing services
• Offices in San Francisco, Beijing, Oslo and
Amsterdam

6. Host
• Phil Lew
• CEO, XBOSoft
• www.xbosoft.com
• @philiplew
• philip.lew@xbosoft.com
• Currently in Baltimore at
the Quest Conference
• Next week in New Orleans
at STPCON
• STAREAST in May in
Orlando
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7. Natalie Warnert
• CSM, PSM I
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt
• ScrumMaster/Agile Coach –
Surescripts
• Thomson Reuters
• Travelers Insurance
• Email: info@nataliewarnert.com
• Website: nataliewarnert.com
• Twitter: @nataliewarnert
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8. James Schmittler
• Graduate
studies
in
HCI
• 8
years
experience
in
design
• Senior
User
Experience
Architect
• Thomson
Reuters
• Cook
Medical
• Envisage
Technologies
• Email:
me@jamesandthemoon.com
• Twi[er:
@jamesschmi[ler
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9. What is UX?
• How a person interacts with a system
• Flow
• Perception
• Accessibility
• Ease of use
• Understanding
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10. Roles on UX team
• User Researchers
• Information Architects
• Visual Designers
• CSS Developers
• Accessibility
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11. • UX
at
the
por]olio
level
(iniAal
UX
Runway)
• Research
how
users
interact
with
system
and
make
recommendaAons
• Development
of
user
personas
and
use
cases
• Assist
in
development
of
business
case
• High
level
design
of
enAre
system
and
interacAon
(vision)
• Produce
high
level
wireframes,
design
ideas,
and
possible
prototyping
to
assist
in
planning
for
features
as
lead
Ame
allows
• Can
also
be
done
as
development
is
spiking
or
doing
backend
and
infrastructure
work
(IteraAon
0)
UX’s
place
in
Product
Development
Por]olio
Level
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12. UX’s
place
in
Product
Development
ConAnued
Involvement
• UX as Scrum/Agile team
(ongoing
UX
Runway)
• Work with Product Owner to make wireframes and
designs to help:
• Write stories and tasks for tech teams
• Write acceptance criteria for stories
• Style pages appropriately & accessibly (CSS)
Leads to higher quality in the application and
more customizable design and less re-work
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13. How can all work be
completed in one iteration?
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14. UX Runway!
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15. UX Runway – Pulling work and quality forward
in the process
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16. UX RUNWAY - Ongoing
• Iterating ahead but on same cadence
• Just in time (JIT) design
• Just enough detail provided for development team to
start work
• 80-90% completion goal for wireframe/design deliverables
• Buy
in
from
business
and
development
• Planned room for UX changes in current iteration
• 10% capacity
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17. How does it actually work?
• Backlog grooming – dependencies are identified
• UX backlog is developed, sized, and planned
• Working sessions with Product Owners
• Internal reviews for collaboration
• Demos with development teams
• Determine if designs are not feasible
• “Finished” UX work items help to drive work,
collaboration, identify gaps, and INCREASE QUALITY
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18. UX Runway: Iteration Schedule (10 day)
• Days 1-5: The design
• Day 5: The rough draft
• Days 5-7: The final touches
• Day 7: Hand-off to development
• Day 7-10: Last chance
• Days 10+ (next Iteration): Start over and 10% JIT
reactionary design capacity
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19. Benefits of UX Runway
• Higher quality finished product
• Fewer “fire drills”
• Less development and UX re-work
• Faster delivery time
• More design flexibility
• Product Consistency
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20. Examples
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21. UX
Pulled
Forward
• Imagine
starAng
an
iteraAon
knowing
this
much
about
what
you
are
building
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22. Thanks
Q&A
www.xbosoft.com
@xbosoft
408-350-0508
Philip Lew
@philiplew
philip.lew@xbosoft.com
White Papers: http://www.xbosoft.com/knowledge_center/
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Blog: http://blog.xbosoft.com/
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Email: info@nataliewarnert.com
Website: nataliewarnert.com
Twitter: @nataliewarnert
Email: me@jamesandthemoon.com
Twitter: @jamesschmittler