This is the final part in a three-part series on how to build and grow successful user experience teams in agile environments. It covers challenges related to organization, hiring and integration that plague UX teams in these situations. The perspective is that of a team leader, but the tactics described can be applied to multiple levels in an organization.
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In this second part, Jeff Gothlef covers challenges related to hiring: a central point of impact to build and grow a successful user experience team.
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In this first part, Jeff Gothelf looks at the type of culture that would support a strong UX component in the agile process and how to structure the organization so that designers are most effective and are able to thrive.
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Becoming an expert has to be about serving others, doing a better job for your clients, providing more value to your organization, and helping others establish best practices – not about ego.
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Has the @ symbol lost its meaning as an address, and instead become the signifier of a Twitter name? Felicity Evans believes that we need to reconsider our approach to email and understand that it can be a powerful tool when leveraged correctly.
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To relieve the pressure of entrepreneurial life and avoid burning out, freelancers and business owners need strategies. In this article, Paul Boag shares some tactics to be more in control of your business.
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Sue Smith goes through a few tips and techniques that can make working with other people’s code more productive. Whether you’re a software developer or a Web designer who does a bit of coding from time to time this article offers you ways to learn to see unfamiliar code as an opportunity.
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We have theories about everything: why the sky is blue, why apples fall, why bees buzz (and do other unmentionable things), why my boss said a certain thing, why that girl in the restaurant looked at me, why didn’t that girl in the restaurant look at me…. We’re wired to theorize. Theories make us feel secure. We can wrap our heads around them and explain them with little diagrams on whiteboards, or with equations, or even graphs. We give theories fancy names like “The Classical Elemental Theory” and “The Flat Earth Hypothesis.
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Sam Barnes shares some tips for maintaining project productivity and momentum when working with clients. Whether you are a freelancer or run a digital agency, learn to get the client management right from the beginning.
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