Try out an idea. See how it works. That’s the basics of an iteration, which we’ve used in our user experience work since the beginning. On the surface, it feels like when a team moves to an Agile development method, they are also moving to an iterative process. After all, what is a series of [...]

At UX Immersion in Portland, OR, April 23-25, you’ll hear the newest, most critical thinking around two separate and important topics: mobile design and the Agile process. Why you should attend reasons 1-6: The workshops UX Design Inside Agile Development with Hugh Beyer Apply practical techniques to integrate proven UX processes through effective communication. Mobile [...]

Change is always an interruption. For those switching to an Agile process, the transition doesn’t always go so smoothly. Suddenly, with things moving so quickly, the role of UX gets lost in the shuffle. User experience is often disregarded in Agile development.

We’re seeing that the move to designing for mobile can be a real challenge for many UX Professionals. Once they get past the initial thinking that it’s just another screen size, they are hit with all the different dimensions of what it takes to create a great mobile experience. That can seem overwhelming at first. [...]

It’s not surprising that employees are looking to access company intranets on mobile devices. After all, the growth of mobile devices and applications is staggering. From executives to associates, more people are using smart phones, tablets, and BYOD (bring your own device), to share documents, update data, and retrieve files within their organization. In today’s [...]

It’s quite something when you get to the point when your UX process is working well. It all seems to flow together. You’re getting input into the early part of the process. You’re ready when the requirements show up. You’ve got a solid set of deliverables that the developers look forward to receiving. Everything fits [...]

Touch screen devices are commonplace. It’s now expected that your mobile experience work as well as, if not better than, your desktop experience. With faster connection speeds, cameras, GPS, gyroscopes, and accelerometers, we can deliver information to users in new ways. But we can also receive information from them as well.

Not only does the UX Immersion 2012 Conference, being held in Portland, OR, April 23-25, dive deep into two important UX topics—Agile development and Mobile design, we’ll also supply you with a special designer’s toolkit when you register by March 13. You’ll be the envy of all your co-workers Register by March 13 and you [...]

With mobile, you simply can’t have as much content on your pages as you do on the desktop. Intranet access within enterprises is crucial and accessing it with mobile devices is beneficial. However, the vast amount of pages and content is cumbersome and impractical for a mobile setting. James Robertson asks, what are the few essential things users need while they are away from their desks?

A lot of folks don’t know this, but we start planning for each UIE conference about eighteen months in advance. This year’s new event, UX Immersion was no different. With this new program, we’re trying to fill a huge unmet need: How do we bring today’s UX Professionals to a new level of producing great [...]