Chapter 7. Integrating Lean UX and Agile
Agile methods are mainstream now. At the same time, thanks to the huge success of products like Amazonâs Kindle and Appleâs iPhone, so is User Experience (UX) design. But making Agile work with UX continues to be a challenge for many companies. In this chapter, we review how Lean UX methods can fit within the most popular flavor of AgileâScrumâand discuss how blending Lean UX and Agile can create a more productive team and a more collaborative process. Hereâs what this chapter covers:
- Definition of terms
- Just to make sure weâre all on the same page when we say certain words like âsprintâ and âstory.â
- Staggered sprints
- The once-savior of Agile/UX integration is now just a stepping stone to true team cohesion.
- Sprint zero and design sprints
- How much, if any, upfront work should we do?
- Dual-track Agile
- How to plan product discovery activities along with delivery.
- Listening to Scrumâs rhythms
- The meeting cadences of Scrum make for clear guide posts for Lean UX integration.
- Participation
- A truly cross-functional process requires that everyone be a part of it.
- Design is a team sport
- Opening up the design process to all team members.
- Coordinating multiple Lean UX teams
- How to encourage sharing and reduce duplicate work.
- Managing up and out
- Clear obstacles to your teamâs progress by being proactive with your communications.
Letâs get started.
Some Definitions
Agile processes like Scrum use many proprietary terms. Over ...
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