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Design process : which is the best moment to include developers in the process of software development?
You've somewhat discovered the answer to your own question. The best time to include development in the design process depends on the development team you are working with.
Your initial intuition is ...
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Design process : which is the best moment to include developers in the process of software development?
The Sharing Mockups stage is too late
Assuming you want the developers fully engaged and understanding the reasoning behind the design and decisions made then you should have them in a UX Design ...
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Building a UX Portfolio in a Weird Corporate Culture
A portfolio is not simply a catalog of work you've done for previous companies. Here's a quick definition of a portfolio from Wikipedia:
Career portfolios serve as proof of one's skills, abilities, ...
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What does it mean that Wicked Problems have no Stopping Rule?
The Fussy Logic of Infinite Wicked Problems
Yes, it means all of what you say. There is no exact answer or way to know your solution is final.
A wicked problem is a problem that's impossible or ...
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What does it mean that Wicked Problems have no Stopping Rule?
A "Stopping Rule" is a mechanism for deciding whether to continue or stop a process on the basis of the present position and past events, and which will almost always lead to a decision to stop at ...
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Should we design mobile first for an app only used on desktop?
A CRM appplication is usually a lot of dashboarding with many and sometimes all the information/action about your user on one screen. I've worked with CRM apps which need browser on fullHD screen
I ...
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Should we design mobile first for an app only used on desktop?
The main advantage of "mobile first" is that it forces you to narrow the app to its most essential features. You simplify the IA and the interactions.
Then as you design the desktop version each ...
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How do successful UX teams handle features that were influenced by marketing people, but have bad influence on the usability of a web application?
Test it
That's all there is to it. Every feature has to have a purpose. Clearly state the reason behind this terrible thing marketing did and identify a way to measure it's impact. If it fails the ...
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Design process : which is the best moment to include developers in the process of software development?
According to Bill Buxton "We are NOT all designers", although "we are all potential participants in the design process", but design is "a profession as reach as math or medicine" that cannot be ...
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What does it mean that Wicked Problems have no Stopping Rule?
The short answer
Based on the definitions provided, the reason why a wicked problem has no stopping rule is because typically you can apply a stopping rule to a problem because there an acceptable or ...
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Design process : which is the best moment to include developers in the process of software development?
straight away. For various reasons: they can give insight that you would never get from anyone else; can flag technical limitations very early; become emotionally attached to the project.
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How to explain that choice of UI library and framework should be made after the design of user experience
Implicitly what you are talking about is 2 things
Corporate Commitment to UX
If company serious about UX then they will commit to
involve UX in early inception and evaluation
extend any UI ...
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How to explain that choice of UI library and framework should be made after the design of user experience
You need to elicit requirements for the web app you're planning to build. This is essential part of software development.
Many projects fail because of incomplete requirements. According to this ...
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What to do during the Implementation phase
Every designer can empathise with alot of the problems you're having.
Implementing the designs properly
Problem
"Developers create something that isn't quite how it was imagined by
the ...
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What does it mean that Wicked Problems have no Stopping Rule?
A wicked problem is so large and universal that it is presumed to be impossible to ever really solve; it's simple to define/describe, but exceeds human ability to scope.
Homelessness is often ...
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Design process : which is the best moment to include developers in the process of software development?
I am a developer with about the same design talent as the average rutabaga.
I think you may be asking the wrong question - you should probably be asking "As a designer, how can I most quickly gain ...
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Should we design mobile first for an app only used on desktop?
Yes, use your favorite mobile-first design process for desktop-only apps
Don't get hung up on the word "mobile." There is still value in mobile-first processes, even if the app won't be used phones ...
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What are the key aspects to consider in a first meeting with the decision maker?
You should be asking questions.
You need to find out (at high level) what they want.
You will also need to find out what is crucial and what would be 'nice to have'.
And you will need to agree a ...
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What to do during the Implementation phase
I work with UX designers to ship new products so I can tell you what I like to see from a designer during implementation in three categories: supporting, learning, and inspiring.
Support ...
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How to solve the "Set a password"-step problem in a really user-friendly way?
Just ditch the password.
Let users provide their E-Mail Adress (and phone number for 2FA) and send them a login link/token if they want to log in.
The best password no password at all.
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What are good alternatives to GV Design Sprints?
The Jobs-to-be-Done Framework is one with which I have recently become familiar. There's a book and a website. It's based around task-analysis to determine customer motivation.
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How to explain that choice of UI library and framework should be made after the design of user experience
I spent some time evaluating different grid systems and frameworks, based on my own comparison of the features offered, plus other people's reviews of them.
I think the first step would be to explain ...
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How to optimize the UX process for projects with tight deadlines?
Not generally recommended since you can't really do enough research in the beginning or enough testing at the end of each sprint to influence and impact design decisions too much. However, as a 'cut-...
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How to explain that choice of UI library and framework should be made after the design of user experience
@gurvinder372 - in a previous comment you said
"I am not talking about convincing my manager about usability testing
rather explaining him why is it important to find out what you do
before ...
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Design process : which is the best moment to include developers in the process of software development?
I am a developer, and the designers on my team work pretty closely with us. We set it up so we have the opportunity to raise questions and give input when the designers give us designs, but then when ...
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How do successful UX teams handle features that were influenced by marketing people, but have bad influence on the usability of a web application?
First of all, there is a need to prove it does have a negative influence on usability. So yes, test or study is due. It might uncover marketing team was right or that nobody was right.
Then there is ...
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Design Process and Techniques
I recommend reading About Face 3 by Alan Cooper. This book takes you through the whole process, from requirements gathering and persona research, to behaviours and scenarios and interactions.
From a ...
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How much input should a UX Practitioner have into user requirements, when working with a Product Manager?
To what extent should the UX practitioner get involved with defining requirements when working with a Product Manager?
It depends on the org, the product manager and a lot of other variables. Do what ...
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What to do when people in your team say “I have no feedback” in a design critique session
If issues have arose in previous designs, it is best to perform a post mortem analysis to determine whether any involved parties had knowledge that could have prevented those issues, and then ...
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What to do when people in your team say “I have no feedback” in a design critique session
Engineers tend to assess design solutions from the perspective of whether the product can be built or not based on project, technology and team constrains and what future work they will be performing ...
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