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Overton Window: How extreme ideas become mainstream

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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. Most people will not be at the extremes, but in the middle.

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8 best project management tools

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Jira Software is a project management application from Atlassian. 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. Its key concepts in JIRA are projects and tasks.

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Sketchy Wireframes

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Hand-sketching of wireframes, proponents argue, allows for faster expression of ideas and freedom from artificial confines of diagramming software. Caption: Comparison of the sketchy wireframe stencils by Niklas Wolkert (right) and traditional ones by Henrik Olsen (left) at guuui.com. Image credit: Henrik Olsen.

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Using Wikis to Document UI Specifications

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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

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User research is imperative to the success and prioritization of any software application–or any product, for that matter. You don’t have to worry about obsolete versions, or download packages–web-based software enables you to change directions quickly. Why conduct usability sessions?

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

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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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