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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

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Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. Whether because of changing priorities, miscommunication among teams, or other blockers, the hidden cost of waste can significantly impact productivity and bottom lines.

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3 Developer Productivity Blockers Solved by Toolchain Integration

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As software development initiatives increase in scope and complexity, teams are facing persistent bottlenecks that can seriously hinder productivity and slow down delivery cycles. The consequences of poor productivity reverberate across the entire software development lifecycle.

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Bringing User Centered Design to the Agile Environment

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I built a team with a dedicated user researcher; information architect; interaction and visual designers and we even made a guerilla usability lab and had regular test sessions. As the Creative Director, I deferred authority to him to develop the product as he saw fit. This is an extreme example of where SCRUM went bad.

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Using End-to-End Visibility to Scale and Streamline Automotive Production

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A Shifting Reality for the Auto Industry Automotive companies are increasingly confronted with the intricate task of synchronizing software development timelines with deadlines for vehicle launches. This integration serves as a bridge between software and physical manufacturing processes.

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Do You Know Your Users?

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False consensus bias contributes to making bad decisions when we design software. Alan Cooper noted this type of bias while wondering why otherwise smart, talented people often created such crappy software. Have you ever heard anyone on your team say, “what if the customer wanted [some feature]?” Look for artifacts.

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The Art of Agile

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Agile development has been around since the 90s, and became popular shortly after the turn of the millennium, when the Manifesto for Agile Software Development was formulated and signed by Kent Beck and 16 fellow software developers. If it is not applied properly, agile development can easily turn into chaos!

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IA Summit 09 - Day 2

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New technologies for interacting with information are moving from the lab to our homes. Karl Fast , professor in the Information Architecture & Knowledge Management program at Kent State University, argues that our conceptual tools for interaction design are more limited, and limiting, than we currently believe.