UX and Data Visualization Lecture Notes

Flashcards about Agile Principles and Information Architecture

What are the four important values of the agile manifesto?

• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

• Working software over comprehensive documentation

• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

• Responding to change over following a plan

What are some Agile Principles?

• Deliver customer satisfaction

• Accept change

• Deliver software within a shorter timescale

• Developers and business professionals must work closely together

• Information is best transferred in face-to-face conversations

• Motivate people through appreciation, trust, and empowerment.

In Agile Scrum Methodology, what does the Product Owner do?

The Product Owner works closely with their team to identify and prioritize system functionality by creating a Product Backlog.

What is a 'Sprint' in Agile Scrum?

A Sprint is a short, time-boxed period (typically lasting 30 days) during which a cross-functional team works to deliver a potentially shippable increment of software.

What is the role of the Scrum Master?

The Scrum Master helps the team enhance and streamline the processes by which they achieve their goals by running standup meetings, sprint meetings and bringing organizational culture.

What is the definition of Slicing user stories in Agile?

The vertical slicing of product backlog into manageable stories is commonly needed for incremental development of product.

What is Lean Software Development?

An iterative Agile methodology that focuses the team on delivering value to the customer through effective value stream mapping and emphasizes principles like eliminating waste and empowering the team.

What is Kanban?

A visual workflow management method used in Lean to manage the creation of products with a focus on continual delivery.

What is Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)?

An Agile approach that provides a comprehensive foundation for planning, managing and scaling Agile iterative software development projects. It revolves around business needs, active user involvement, empowered teams, frequent delivery, integrated testing, and stakeholder collaboration

What is Extreme Programming (XP)?

An Agile model that promotes high customer involvement, rapid feedback loops, continuous testing, continuous planning, and close teamwork to deliver working software at very frequent intervals.

What is Crystal in Agile?

A family of Agile process models that addresses the realization that each project may require a slightly tailored set of policies, practices, and processes in order to meet the product’s unique characteristics.

What is Feature Driven Development (FDD)?

Begins by establishing an overall model shape, which will result in a feature list. It then continues with a series of two-week “plan by feature, design by feature, build by feature” iterations. The features are small, “useful in the eyes of the client” results.

What is Information Architecture (IA)?

IA is the planning that is user-centric, exploits interaction design principles, is functionally sound and act as quality determinant of User eXperience (UX).

What are the components of Information Architecture?

Visual elements, functionality, interactions, and navigation.

What does Information Architecture results in?

Site maps, hierarchies, categorizations, navigation, and metadata.

What are some activities for defining IA?

Content inventory, content audit, information grouping, taxonomy development, and descriptive information creation.

What are the navigation components of Website Navigation?

Global navigation, local navigation, utility navigation, breadcrumbs, filters & facets, related links, footers & fat footers