Succeeding with Agile

Think Holistically, Work Incrementally

But what about the concern that UED (and similar work like architecture and database design) must be done holistically? The answer comes in how work is selected from the product backlog. Figure 14.2 shows how the user experience designers on a team often put some (or even most) of their effort toward work in a later sprint. On an application with significant UED concerns, the product owner (with guidance from knowledgeable team members) needs to prioritize the backlog with an eye toward resolving open UED issues.

The product owner and designers think holistically about the system, deciding where they most need to acquire new knowledge. These areas become the focal points for the UED work of the next sprint. ...