Draft Index

• Research

  • Conduct Interviews​

  • Watch Recorded Interviews

  • Read Papers & Articles

  • Write Reports

  • Peer Review the Reports

  • Amend points of review

• Analysis

  • Categorize and Prioritize information based on context and relativity

  • Categorize and Prioritize actions based on frequency of use and critical importance

  • Write Reports & Information Architecture (IA) Diagrams

  • Peer Review the Reports & IA Diagrams

  • Amend points of review​

• Prototype

  • Wire Frame

  • Photoshop & Invision

  • Figma

  • Design System (lean)

• User Test the Prototype

  • Do the least amount of work to get to this first test

  • Learn From Testing & Iterate steps above

  • Research new topics introduced

  • Iterate on the analysis IA Diagrams & Documents

  • Iterate on the Lean Prototype

• Formalize Detailed Requirements

  • Epics & Stories

  • Peer review

  • Amend

• Groom Epics & Stories (Facilitate & Support)

  • Devs to write tasks for each story

  • Estimate relative effort and risk to each epic & story
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• Prioritize Epics & Stories (Support Product Owner)

  • Prioritize backlog based on incremental iterations (consider value depth and width, with user testing in mind)

  • Prioritize backlog based on the cost of deferring a decision VS the cost of making it (measure unknowns)

  • Prioritize backlog based on Business Strategy & Market Analysis

  • Set target release date intending to deliver on time with a variable scope (inverted iron triangle)

• Prepare a Lean Road Mapped Vision (Support Product Owner)

  • While the devs are building, prepare the next sprints backlog details

  • Forecast and Document a road map

• User Test the Implementation

  • Facilitate a testing session with the first appropriate release 

  • Use proxy users if necessary

  • Deploy to an Alpha tester as soon as possible

  • Implement user analytics and prepare / transition into more quantitative testing practices​

• Iterate on the process with the intent on finding a harmonious flow and rhythm​

  • Iterate on the process above

  • Consider team culture and time worked together

  • Consider the structure of your teams communication network​