Lean UX<br />Getting out of
the deliverables business<br />http://img.blog.yahoo.co.kr/ybi/1/1c/f6/cliffordmlarsen/folder/717992/img_717992_1359004_3?1103025176.jpg<br />

Who is this guy?<br />I’m
just doing this for the lanyards.<br />Jeff Gothelf<br />Currently: <br />Director of UX at TheLadders.com<br />Previously: <br />Publicis Modem, Webtrends, AOL, Fidelity and an assortment of startups<br />Blog: <br />www.jeffgothelf.com/blog<br />Twitter: <br />@jboogie<br />Email: <br />jgothelf@theladders.com<br />#LeanUX<br />

In the beginning…<br />UX began
with Information Architecture which no one had ever heard of<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.ucdesigners.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/stockxpertcom_id21589-world1-1024x794.jpg<br />

Deliverables helped define the practice<br
/>And this was good<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

IA evolved and expanded into
IxD and her sisters<br />Darwinism at work<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Deliverables helped define the practice<br
/>And this was good<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Value has ultimately been placed
on the deliverable<br />Not on the experience being created<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

With interactive experiences evolving rapidly<br
/>The deliverable is just not enough<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Lean UX<br />Inspired by Lean
Startup and Agile development theories, it’s the practice of bringing the true nature of our work to light faster, with less emphasis on deliverables and greater focus on the actual experience being designed.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Agile<br /><ul><li> Individuals and interactions
over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following
a plan</li></ul>Lean<br />Lean Startup initially advocates the creation of rapid prototypes designed to test market assumptions, and uses customer feedback to evolve them much faster than via more traditional software engineering practices.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

It goes a little something
like this…<br />Look familiar?<br />Just the UX process<br />Prototype<br />Concept<br />Validate Internally<br />Test Externally<br />Learn from user behavior<br />Iterate<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

You can’t hide behind your
monitor any more!<br />Seriously. It’s time to come out.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/yamagatacamille/4799648425/sizes/l/<br />

Get it out there. Fast.<br
/>In public. (Yes, where people can see it.)<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

What Lean UX is NOT<br
/>#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Lazy.<br />Sorry. You still have
to work hard.<br />“…the best part … is that the team is doing a F@&K-TON of UX. They document a ton of stuff explicitly on the walls and implicitly in shared understanding among team members.”<br /><ul><li>Austin Govella</li></ul>commenting on Whitney Hess’s “Why I Detest the Term Lean UX”<br />http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2011/02/27/why-i-detest-the-term-lean-ux/<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.steadyburn.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/lazy-cat5.jpg<br />

The only thing being removed
is waste.<br />You leave that stuff laying around and it starts to stink!<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/mims/326748812/sizes/l/<br />

This is NOT design-by-committee!<br />We
all know where that leads<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/mims/326748812/sizes/l/<br />

What Lean UX is…<br />#LeanUX
| @jboogie<br />

Control<br />You’re still in charge<br
/>#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

But I’m giving up control
of my work!<br />You’re not, actually. It just feels that way.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/alshepmcr/4561517216/sizes/l/<br />

You don’t need “The Spec”
to keep control<br />It’s the last mile of the value you bring to the team<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://talkingtraffic.org/wp-content/images/stack_documents.jpg<br />

If you spend 3 months
perfecting a design only to find out it fails to meet customer and/or business needs, you’ve just wasted 3 months of your life, not to mention your team’s<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Designers shouldn’t be expected to
get it right the first time<br />Nobody else has to<br />From Design Criticism and the Creative Process by Cassie McDaniel on A List Apart, 11 Jan, 2011.<br />http://www.alistapart.com/articles/design-criticism-creative-process/<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

You are the “Keeper of
the Vision”<br />The greater goal of the design is YOUR responsibility<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photoshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kubina/1386979654/sizes/l/<br />

Momentum<br />Everyone’s engaged. Everyone’s motivated.<br
/>#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Keep everybody moving forward<br />Your
clients, stakeholders, your design and you.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/37541410@N03/3901861703/sizes/l/<br />

Quality<br />Don’t compromise<br />#LeanUX |
@jboogie<br />

“Speed first. Aesthetics second.” <br
/>– Jason Fried, 37Signals.com<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

“Going for the bronze.” <br
/>– A Creative Director I used to work with<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

What about the quality of
the design?<br />Iterations mean quality continually improves.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://stockthemind.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/project-cartoon.jpg<br />

Feasibility<br />Make sure it can
be built (and built well)<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Prototype it!<br />But not all
of it.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />hthttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mQ4dc8irsc0/S_TZkx7B_3I/AAAAAAAAAM0/lwh7NTbtKMo/s1600/PopGlider+assembled+2.jpgtp://www.flickr.com/photos/alshepmcr/4561517216/sizes/l/<br />

Once validated, demo to the
team.<br />Presto! Instant documentation (no additional deliverable needed).<br />No additional deliverables are needed!<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/koolwaaij/152426460/sizes/o/<br />

Then show it to your
customers.<br />Keep it light and cheap.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/forakerdesign/3657336793/sizes/l/<br />

Fill in the gaps<br />What
did you not think about?<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

The more you talk about
it<br />The more you realize what’s missing<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/adysmiles/4822749055/sizes/l/<br />

Can it be done?<br />A
tale of two cultures.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/kadelmann/3564028694/sizes/z/<br />

The internal software/web design shop.<br
/>Well within your grasp.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.istudyathes.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/microsoft-20team-201978.jpg<br />

You are in the problem-solving
business and you don’t solve problems with design documentation. You solve them with elegant, efficient and sophisticated software. <br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

The interactive agency.<br />Tougher sell.
Worth it in the end.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Agencies are in the deliverables
business.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Recapping the “internal” Lean UX
process….<br />Remember?<br />Just the UX process<br />Concept<br />Validate Internally<br />Test Externally<br />Learn from user behavior<br />Iterate<br />Prototype<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

For agencies it looks slightly
different<br />Give your clients the power. They like that.<br />Validate w/client<br />Validate w/client<br />Concept<br />Prototype<br />Iterate<br />Learn from user behavior<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Consultants are specialized mini-agencies<br />Success
with Lean UX will be determined by attention level<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Reducing deliverables efforts reduces revenue<br
/>In theory…<br />Fewer deliverables<br />Fewer billable hours<br />$$$$<br />Project delivered faster<br />Happier, more empowered client<br />Repeat customer<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Invest in your client’s success<br
/>It shows the confidence you have in your work<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/19638298@N00/143127498/sizes/z/<br />

Is this good for every
project?<br />Use it where it makes sense.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.krackblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/david_hasselhoff_gary_coleman-e1275077640952.jpg<br />

Functional, task-flow projects work well.<br
/>There’s a clear end goal.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Highly experiential marketing projects will
struggle.<br />Time to ideate and create options is essential.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

What about content heavy experiences?<br
/>Some up front planning is necessary.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Distributed teams do it remotely!<br
/>If they’re a part of you, it’s on! If not, not bloody likely.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2076450897_be1b8ace7c.jpg<br />

Case Study<br />100 Days of
Collaboration<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Problem Statement:<br />“You’re like Monster,
but I have to pay for it.”<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

3 days, 3 themes:<br />Acquisition
and conversion<br />Resume services<br />A human in every interaction<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

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How do I get started?<br
/>Here’s one way. Get everyone involved early.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Can you guess who sketched
this?<br />The answer will shock you!<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/janekeeler/4677093058/sizes/l/<br />

Can you guess who sketched
this?<br />The answer will shock you!<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/janekeeler/4677093058/sizes/l/<br />

Can you guess who sketched
this?<br />The answer will shock you!<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/janekeeler/4677093058/sizes/l/<br />

The whole execution team did
in a modified “design studio.”<br />You can also call it collaborative sketching.<br />Design studios<br /><ul><li> Cross-functional team

Everybody draws, presents and critiques

Refine ideas through 3 rounds

Generate tons of raw ideas

Huge headstart for UX

Early team-wide alignment

Team-wide feeling of ownership</li></ul>#LeanUX |
@jboogie<br />

Start small.<br />6 of your
best ideas as fast as possible.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Refine to 3 or 4
better ideas.<br />Add detail.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

And once more to one,
final, detailed idea.<br />Let your one best idea shine.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />

Designers are used to being
heroes. <br />Lean UX is distinctly, anti-hero.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.abegoodman.com/Images/greatest-american-hero.jpg<br />

This is an evolution. Not
a revolution.<br />Evolve to stay relevant.<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/freejay3/2387714157/sizes/l/<br />

Let’s get back to the
experience design business.<br />It’s where it’s at (as the kids say)<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/expressmonorail/3057998218/sizes/l/<br />

Thanks!<br />Ask me some questions.
Here. Now. Or later.<br />jgothelf@theladders.com<br />@jboogie<br />www.jeffgothelf.com/blog<br />www.slideshare.net/jgothelf<br />bit.ly/LeanUX<br />#LeanUX | @jboogie<br />