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Why designers fail to integrate into Agile teams

UX Planet

Prescriptive Agile frameworks make it hard for designers to add valuable contributions to the team. I designed every detail in Photoshop before handing the mockups to the developers. I was excited to be part of a cross-functional team and I could not wait to start working in sprints. But it wasn’t all that bad.

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The tools we use: Challenging dogma in the design process

Intercom, Inc.

Many of us in the design and technology community pride ourselves on being tool builders, creating products that others can use to get things done. Tools are part of who we are. Tools are part of who we are. We all have a very fundamental relationship with the tools we use. To start, let’s ask: what is a tool?

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Design Challenges: Designers Demand Reform as Unfair Tasks Miss the Mark (part II)

UX Planet

In reality, none of the reasons that promote this practice have any scientific basis, in the sense that no one has ever bothered to conduct a study to determine whether speculative work is a valid system for evaluating a candidate. Why other businesses do not ask for a design challenge and still their design teams succeed?

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Erika Hall on the importance of conversation in design

Intercom, Inc.

When it comes to designing digital systems, there is always a risk of forgetting there will be humans involved and, as a result, making things more robotic than realistic. Here are five quick takeaways: Conversational design as a concept is about looking at human conversation as a model for all interactions with digital systems.

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What strong teamwork looks like: 7 proven models

Atlassian

Creating a strong, cohesive team takes intention and planning. Researchers have been studying team dynamics for decades. There’s a significant body of knowledge about which organizational structures provide the best results given the circumstances, goals, and personalities involved in a team. 5-second summary.

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Forget Methodologies, Focus on Customers

Modus Create

The speed at which the economic landscape shifts has been increasing since the industrial revolution and the emergence of consumer technology. From the point of view of technology, manufacturing, and/or the ability to deliver a service, what is possible? How can we be more profitable?

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Product Management is Culture Management

Mind the Product

Or “ How to Manage Software Development in Teams who Think Nothing Like you “ Product management has two diversity problems. Cultural homogeneity in product teams is dead, welcome cultural diversity. Product managers who work with cross-cultural teams are in the crossfire. It simply doesn’t work.