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    Integrating UX into the Product Backlog

    The User Experience Integration Matrix

    Many agile teams can't develop good
    user experiences because UX just
    isn't integrated well enough. With the
    UX Integration Matrix, Jon Innes helps
    solve this problem by integrating UX
    with every possible part of the
    agile process.

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    Are Design Patterns an Anti-pattern?

    In a world of limited resources, code beats pictures

    Are design patterns actually a good
    thing? Stephen Turbek thinks not.
    It’s not that design pattern libraries
    are bad, but that in a world of
    limited resources, there's a better approach: reaching outside the
    design group to solve the whole
    problem.

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    Complexity and User Experience

    Understanding features in terms of complexity instead of functionality

    Jon Bolt explores how changing the discussion from "functionality" to "complexity" helps product owners and designers better evaluate the real impact new features have on a product.

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    Alignment Diagrams

    Focusing the business on shared value

    Alignment diagrams bring actions, thoughts, and people together to address the causes of poor experience at their root. James Kalbach shows how designers can use this tool to solve business problems and have real business impact.

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