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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. In 2011 I was a UX Designer in a design studio. I designed every detail in Photoshop before handing the mockups to the developers. I was used to creating the entire experience of a product, with complex and detailed features.

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

UX Planet

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that in every country, even in Europe, a UX Designer or a Developer is always paid more than, for example, a Recruiter, a Marketing Manager or a Customer Support Team Leader, because this is not always the case. From 1999 NNGroup started to promote the usability weeks and the user experiences weeks.

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When data warehouse journeys fail—and how to make sure yours doesn’t

Mixpanel

Sometimes teams fall short of getting pipelines tied together and running, sure. But, it’s not automatic, and, in my experience, it’s rarely the technology that goes awry. Developing systems for a diverse group of stakeholders to consume the same data is no small task; it’s a journey. Spectacularly.

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What Does a Product Manager Do?

BrainStation Product Management

As the name suggests, a Product Manager (PM) is responsible for overseeing product development from conception to completion, and beyond. They help figure out what products should get made, ensure that they do get made, and report back on how users are responding to those products. Erikkson, 2011. What is Product Management?

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What Does a Product Manager Do?

BrainStation Product Management

As the name suggests, a Product Manager (PM) is responsible for overseeing product development from conception to completion. They help figure out what products should get made, ensure that they do get made, and report back on how users are responding to those products. Erikkson, 2011. Speak to a Learning Advisor. Communication.

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

UX Planet

Another type of challenge is called “whiteboard challenge”, which, in addition to potentially falling into the above unethical categories, involves inviting the candidate to the office and asking them to solve a prompt at the whiteboard while members of the evaluation team observe the candidates and/or interact with them.

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Problem Statements Solve for Someone

Tyner Blain

There’s a difference between who is exposed to a situation (many people) and who experiences that situation as a meaningful problem they would like to solve (a select few). It is important to not describe a situation as self-evidently bad , but rather to reshape your framing to discuss the problem which attends.