Agile UX

User Story Checklist… Be Ready, be EFFECTIVE!

jc-Qualitystreet — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:02:58 +0000

The art of the specification in a agile context is above all collaborative. It’s also a matter of behavior. As you know I like user stories. The format is a good way to express a requirement and to initiate the conversation between a Product Owner (supported or not by UX specialist, Business Analyst…) and the [...]

Visual Management… at Home!

jc-Qualitystreet — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:11:27 +0000

Including the notorious “To learn list” in a mini format… At home, I don’t really need a feedback door…, but the “Taskboard door” is more useful Release 1 contains: An area dedicated to generic tasks (To do / In progresss; no need to track the done) An area dedicaded to learning tasks (crucial to me): need to [...]

Remember the future… not only to mitigate cognitive biases

jc-Qualitystreet — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:06:41 +0000

“Remember the Future” is one of the 13 games offered and popularized by Luke Hohmann. I’ve already talked about the Product Vision Box and Speed Boat which I use regularly … it is now time to introduce you with another game… Remember the future … not only to mitigate cognitive biase your customers and users are not good [...]

Agile Testing Days 2011: Days 2… a report

jc-Qualitystreet — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:40:52 +0000

DAY 1 was just amazing… see my previous report: Agile Testing days: Day 1 What a fabulous day! … to me the second day of the conference was less intense. Keynotes were great but I was a bit disappointed by some sessions I attended… Esther Derby People & Patterns (Keynote) According to Esther, a basic problem is that [...]

Collaborative workshop and The letter to Santa Claus: Act4

jc-Qualitystreet — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:04:35 +0000

Or gaming & agile mindset at Home Christmas is coming and for the fourth year we’ve prepared during a great collaborative workshop with kids, our letter to Santa Claus (or technically speaking, our prioritized Backlog for Santa Claus) … Step 2: Backlog Initialization Images are cut One image is placed by sticky note(pink ones for my [...]

Agile Testing Days 2011: DAY 1 - What a fabulous Day!

jc-Qualitystreet — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:16:06 +0000

The Agile Testing Days (Nov 14-17 2011) is the annual European conference for and by international professionals involved in the agile world. As the French Ambassador of the conference taking place this year in Potsdam (near Berlin), I couldn’t miss it. So, second participation, high expectations and absolutely NO DECEPTION! This first day was I think my [...]

To Learn List… because learning is essential!

jc-Qualitystreet — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:18:43 +0000

… learning again and again!!! Agility and learning are intimately linked. Learning is a key dimension of Agility, a key component of an agile mindset, and a major Human characteristic. In parallel, Agility (with Scrum or XP for example) is a land where learning can really flourish: Co-located and cross-functional teams are sought… Cooperation and collaboration are facilitated… learning situations (Release [...]

Retrospective, Agility and Les Bleus: the French Rugby Team in action

jc-Qualitystreet — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:53:51 +0000

If France wins the world Cup next sunday, we’ll know why:) The team handles the notes with dexterity, you can do IT! So like them, live your RETROSPECTIVE with real agile values play Timeline Au Coeur des Bleus : dans l’ombre du psychologue (Ep.4) Vidéo eurosport sélectionnée dans Sport Thanks Jean-marc And, ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!!

A Speed Boat or nothing…

jc-Qualitystreet — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:33:21 +0000

Speed Boat is one of the “Innovation games“, one of those games that, like Product Vision Box , Remember the future or Buy a feature, is very useful during our Agile and UX workshops. Speedboat is an interactive, collective and funny way to identify constraints, obstacles, problems with our product or our project, then to prioritize [...]

Agile and Lean Management: The AGILE MANAGER

jc-Qualitystreet — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:19:35 +0000

Here are the slides (English Version) of the presentation I gave last week at the agile France Conference to introduce Agile & Lean Management with a focus on the role of the Agile Manager: Grosjean the agile manager agile conference2011 View more presentations from jcgrosjean.