by Hugh | Jul 5, 2011 | calendar entry
Hugh will be presenting at the Agile conference again this year, talking about basic techniques for getting users involved in your Agile sprints. From the conference program: One of the difficult problems faced by an Agile team is that of getting reliable user input....
by Hugh | May 26, 2011 | Blog
CHI 2011 was the usual mix of new faces and old friends, cool new design ideas and interesting user research. Since I’m doing a lot with Agile development these days, I talked with a number of folks about how the rollout of Agile is going in the industry and the...
by Hugh | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog
Here’s the challenge: Has any Agile project ever kicked off without a Phase 0? I don’t think so, but I’d love to hear from readers who want to prove me wrong. For those coming late to the party, there’s an ongoing debate in the Agile community about Phase 0. One Agile...
by Hugh | Mar 3, 2011 | calendar entry
Agile methods, Scrum in particular, are now widely used in the development community. UX professionals who work with Agile teams find that Agile approaches create roadblocks to their participation. Minimal up-front planning means there’s no time for user research or...
by Hugh | Nov 17, 2010 | Blog
“Agile is just a fad.” Somebody said that to me the other day, and I’m sure you’ve heard the same if you’re involved in Agile development at all. I had the usual half-defensive, half-annoyed reaction one has when on the receiving end of such a remark. But then I...
