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Overton Window: How extreme ideas become mainstream

Idea to Value

Another example is with software development, where some people think that open source should be the only way software is developed, while others think it is vital to keep complete intellectual property control of everything you develop. It is not just right-wing politics which can use the Overton Window.

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8 best project management tools

mjvinnovation

A company specialized in product development for software developers and managers. Jira is one more case of project management tools focused on a specialty: software development projects. The application offers a series of tools to manage the teams’ workflow.

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Sketchy Wireframes

Boxes and Arrows

Caption: Comparison of the sketchy wireframe stencils by Niklas Wolkert (right) and traditional ones by Henrik Olsen (left) at guuui.com. Comparison of Computer Based Sketchy Tools Software developers are starting to recognize the importance of computer-based sketchy wireframes, and there is a growing assortment of tools to create them.

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Getting a Form's Structure Right: Designing Usable Online Email Applications

Boxes and Arrows

Service/Product comparison Remember, your users are watching your competitors as well. Image 3: Bluebottle’s website allows users to take a peek at service comparisons. Users also have the freedom to view a detailed comparison. So if you aren’t that big in the market, how exactly would you think big?

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Using Wikis to Document UI Specifications

Boxes and Arrows

The development process usually plays a major role in how teams interact and how work is completed or delivered, thus, there is a direct relationship between the UI spec and the process the team is using. Description of the Problem There are many product development processes and one that has garnered much attention is agile.

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User Experience Research at Scale

Boxes and Arrows

You don’t have to worry about obsolete versions, or download packages–web-based software enables you to change directions quickly. Combining an ongoing research effort with popular software development methods such as agile or waterfall allows for immediate response when issues with an application’s usability are found.

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