Tag: Agile
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Jeff Gothelf and Lean UX
In case you don’t know, I’m a big advocate of “Lean UX” and the work of Jeff Gothelf on this topic. It was Jeff who originally coined the term ‘Lean UX’ and wrote a great book about it, together with Josh Seiden. In short, Lean UX is all about not doing all your product design…
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Why I am a big fan of Dan North and behaviour driven development
I believe that “behaviour-driven development” (‘BDD’) is one of those techniques that when you have done it once, you are likely to keep applying it. BDD was first introduced by Dan North, a well known Agile and Lean technology specialist, and is great tool for specifying and communicating the behavioural changes that one wants to achieve.…
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“The Lean Enterprise” (Book Review)
Most of the product people or businesses that I speak to all seem to want one thing: to be ‘lean’. They all nod when you talk about wasting resources on making products that no wants to buy. They’ve picked up on the approach adopted by many successful startups who have got the capacity to learn…
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“The Checklist Manifesto” (Book Review)
Before I tell you more about “The Checklist Manifesto” written by Atuwal Gawande, a US-based surgeon, I feel I need to make a confession: I LOVE check and to do lists. The Checklist Manifesto therefore felt like the right book for me to read since it explains the role and value of checklists. In this book,…
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Why we need a PRODUCT retrospective
Any self respecting developer or product person will be doing team retrospectives on a regular basis. These retrospectives provide a great opportunity to reflect on past releases, build team dynamics and identify any areas which could be improved. However, I’ve found product retrospectives to be a lot less common. Let me first explain what I…
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