Does this scenario sound familiar? A new development team comes together to build the latest feature which is suddenly priority number #1. Grand visions are presented, slick prototypes produced, and graphs showing hockey-stick shaped growth begin to build excitement around what is to be delivered. The nicely ordered backlog is transferred from post-it notes to JIRA, and with a wave of enthusiasm…
CategoryProduct Design
3 Non-design challenges that have been solved by design
We tend to think of design as something visual; a logo or the shape of a chair. But the strategies designers use during the creative process – understanding the people you want to help and designing to suit their needs or solve their problems can be applied in a broader context. Design thinking1 has proved highly effective across numerous industries…
Generate deeper customer insights from within your organisation
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” – Henry Ford. While the past few years have seen many businesses starting digital transformation projects with the aim of becoming more customer focused, 2018 is stacking up to be about building on this foundation by creating even more personalised customer experiences1. And for that, we…
Innovation: why not all failure is not created equal
You’re probably familiar with the phrase “fail faster, succeed sooner.” Which is all well and good, except no one likes to be the one to fail. Morning WIPs where all eyes are on you and you have to admit to disappointing results, or the risk of missing out of an end of year bonus because of a decision taken months…
The IKEA Effect – your friend or foe when engaging teams?
Engaging teams during the early stages of new initiatives helps drive a sense of ownership. Here’s some insights into the positive/negative impacts of the IKEA Effect.
Why the user experience of your UX stakeholders matters
Bring your stakeholders within the business on the journey of UX design. Improve the quality of feedback and collaboration to enhance customer experience.
What is a Story Card workshop?
What is a Story Card workshop? Ryan takes us through this lesser known Agile ceremony to provide an understanding of how it works and the benefit.
Ryan also provides an overview of a technique that has proven to be effective which helps define the scope of user stories in an easy and clear manner.
Requirements pitfalls with BDD
When using a new way to document requirements, it can be easy to fall into pitfalls on ‘what not to do’. Ryan will be taking you through practical examples of what to look out for when using BDD, in order to provide a starting point for writing good requirements.
A practical blog on how to write Scenarios using BDD
Learning how to write Scenarios can be tricky to pick up. This is why Ryan has decided to write a practical blog on how to write Scenarios using BDD. The aim is to start with the basics of a Scenario using Given… When… Then… and build from there.