Insights on Product Development

The 6 hidden costs of large waterfall projects

Releasing code requires testing. So releasing more regularly can look more expensive. But this is only if you ignore the costs that large projects impose.

Product development is unpredictable

Our project delivery processes are built around predictability. But software development is unpredictable. How can teams move away from the constraints of current processes to build products that customers really love.

A bad system beats a good person every time

Strict scope management is hurting more than it is helping. Being flexible, where it makes sense, will deliver better products and happier teams.

The Biggest Risk in Software Development

Software projects fails at an alarming rate but that isn't the biggest risk when building a product. Failure to build the right product costs much, much more.

10 Insightful Quotes by UXDX Speakers

Organisational change starts with a personal motivation for change. We’ve selected 10 quotes from some of our most engaging speakers at UXDX and on how they’re changing the product delivery processes at their organisations. 1. Tony Grout, Chief Product and Engineering Officer at Alfresco: “Always make sure you’re optimising for the flow of work through the teams. This might mean some teams might need to be slower. It’s not about one team moving fast, but for all teams delivering value” Click

What to Expect at UXDX 2019

For those of you who have never attended one of our events before, our aim for UXDX Conf is to bridge the gap between UX, UI, Dev and Product and help teams transition to user-outcome driven development. We know that in order to break down dated established practices, you need the appetite for change followed by both top down and bottom up support. That’s why we gather speakers from the world's leading tech companies to share how they’re aligning their product teams across their organisations an

Design, Engineering and Management Are Not Enough to Save the Product

Design, product and engineering go together like chocolate and strawberries. They’re the cornerstones for creating exceptional experiences. Are they enough?

5 Steps to Improve Agility at Scale

Was the agile manifesto made for fast-growing teams and scale-ups? Tony Grout gave a great talk at UXDX2018 on how to improve agility at scale.

Developer Experience: UXDX Community Trends

We explore the best practices in software delivery while keeping a focus on the outcomes that the product is trying to achieve.

UX Execution: UXDX Community Trends

Focusing on Research, Hypotheses and Prototypes teams can keep innovating towards products that customers love and avoid falling into the feature factory trap.

Product Vision: UXDX Community Trends

The vision process is where teams spend time understanding the problem, ideating on solutions and defining the high level experimentation roadmap for delivery.

Agile Transformation: UXDX Community Trends

What is the formula for making an organisation agile? Trust, Purpose and Alignment. Easy! Advice from UXDX Community 2018 sessions.