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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

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This misalignment disrupts the entire workflow, causing upstream teams to wait and downstream teams to deal with non-prioritized outputs, slowing down the organization. Another reason for misalignment is teams working on lower-priority items due to blockers and continuing with them even when higher-priority tasks become available.

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The UX Professionals’ Guide to Working with Agile Scrum Teams

Boxes and Arrows

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. I first encountered Agile Development in 2005, when a team I supported was chosen to help pilot Scrum development methodology at Yahoo!

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Designing for Harmony

Boxes and Arrows

This expanded the offerings but created a fragmented company where each product had its own division with separate management, design, and–in some cases—offices. His managers applauded in all the right places–Cook was the founder, after all–but there was little enthusiasm.

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