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Designing for Harmony

Boxes and Arrows

By using these nascent user-centered design methods, they were able to meet the expanding needs of their user base and claim over 90% of the small business accounting software market. A noticeable lack of focus prevented them from innovating as a company; their user-centered design DNA was disappearing.

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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

Planview

Leaders should cultivate a culture where strategic objectives guide all work, and regularly align roadmaps and tasks with these goals using solutions like Planview Roadmaps. Teams should be encouraged to reassess their tasks in relation to company priorities and shift focus when necessary.

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The UX Professionals’ Guide to Working with Agile Scrum Teams

Boxes and Arrows

In my experience, when product development is managed with an Agile development approach, user experience professionals are expected to find a way to work within the Agile framework to succeed. And other problems stemmed from UX practitioners feeling disconnected from the daily life of the development teams they supported.

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Choosing the right innovation approach for your business

hackerearth

Internal innovation can happen through R&D teams, innovation management teams, business development teams, and employees. 2 Innovation intermediaries can get involved during various stages of the innovation process—planning, concept development, detailed design, testing, and ramp up of production.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.