Agile software development is adaptive rather than predictive and people-oriented rather than process-oriented. Several activities at UPA 2009 discussed shared experiences of working in Agile environments.
A workshop at UPA 2009 continued previous discussions on Agile and user-centered design. Workshop participants exchanged best practices, success factors, challenges, and solutions.
With RITE, UX teams examine interface alternatives in a short time, evolving a more usable final design more quickly than with traditional usability testing methods.
If we measure based on product success and not timeline adherence, the garbage in, garbage out rule still compromises our daily professional contribution.
In this issue, we seek to integrate the worlds of UX and software development in order to create better products, services, and user experiences.