Task allocation between UX specialists and developers in agile software development projects

Kati Kuusinen

Task allocation between UX specialists and developers in agile software development projects

Kati Kuusinen

TAUCHI Research Center

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Abstract

Synchronizing efforts between developers and user experience (UX) specialists is one of the major challenges in agile UX work. In this paper, we report results of a study conducted over a release cycle of six agile software development projects in five companies, considering the task allocation and cooperation in the team. Team members (N = 31), including product owners, UX specialists, and developers, reported weekly on the UX-related tasks they had contributed to and whether the UX specialist had participated. We identified three forms of cooperation: minimal, product owner–UX specialist, and developer–UX specialist. Our study suggests that for projects operating in the minimal cooperation mode, the collaboration concentrates on the user interface (UI) design, while other aspects of UX work are downplayed. At the same time, many UX-related tasks were successfully handled by developers alone. Therefore, to support UX work integration, we suggest a task-oriented integration approach for projects with minimal UX resources.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015
Subtitle of host publication	15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part III
Editors	Julio Abascal, Simone Barbosa, Mirko Fetter, Tom Gross, Philippe Palanque, Marco Winckler
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	27-44
Number of pages	18
Volume	9298
Edition	LNCS
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-22698-9
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-22697-2
Publication status	Published - 14 Sept 2015
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - , Germany Duration: 1 Jan 2015 → …

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Conference	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Country/Territory	Germany
Period	1/01/15 → …

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Kuusinen, K. (2015). Task allocation between UX specialists and developers in agile software development projects. In J. Abascal, S. Barbosa, M. Fetter, T. Gross, P. Palanque, & M. Winckler (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015: 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part III (LNCS ed., Vol. 9298, pp. 27-44). Springer International Publishing.

Kuusinen, Kati. / Task allocation between UX specialists and developers in agile software development projects. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015: 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part III. editor / Julio Abascal ; Simone Barbosa ; Mirko Fetter ; Tom Gross ; Philippe Palanque ; Marco Winckler. Vol. 9298 LNCS. ed. Springer International Publishing, 2015. pp. 27-44

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Kuusinen, K 2015, Task allocation between UX specialists and developers in agile software development projects. in J Abascal, S Barbosa, M Fetter, T Gross, P Palanque & M Winckler (eds), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015: 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part III. LNCS edn, vol. 9298, Springer International Publishing, pp. 27-44, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Germany, 1/01/15.

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