Agile in the UX Process

At Adobe, I’ve been involved in a number of projects developed under the Agile methodology. As is invariably the case, at first the team struggled to adapt to the processes, then we accepted it and moved on, but with a different perspective than a team working under the water-fall development model.

During these projects periodic thoughts about Agile and UX pop into my head. In my experience, UX works far better in Agile than in other process primarily because UX design process are so inherently iterative. The two seem a very natural fit.

Now, this article from Jeff Patton at his Agile Product Design site, lists the 12 emerging best practices for adding UX work to Agile development. It establishes a great starting point for thinking about UX in the Agile process. Well worth a read for anyone involved with Agile, really.