Collaborative Design for Enterprise TeamsBy Daniel Castro, Director, User Experience | August 17th, 2016

2000 ‘dotcom’ Self taught UI Software Engineer Studied @ Academy of Art

Rational, Proofpoint, Verizon,

Co-founded GlobworldGame Studio WishB

Walmart, LG, Sephora, Tibco

Currently @Sumo LogicDirector of Design

About Me

Design is at the heart of our life, communication is the bloodline

Collaborate with the appropriate expectations

Communicate UX through transparency

Communicate UX through tools

UXPin

Disrupt boring meetings

UXReactions.com

Check-in’s

Show and Tell

Here’s Where it Gets Interesting!

1

Check-in

Swarm

Agenda WorksessionShow n Tell

UX Palooza Daily StructureDay 1

Define Goals, Objectives, and Discovery QuestionsCommit to deliverablesGo!

Day 2Design (Get hands dirty!)Break (move!)Test (EOD)

Day 3Reach the finish line

Go is on day 2

Sample Agenda

We invited Developers

UX Palooza Schedule

10am - 4pm is ideal time1:00pm - Check-in with SME’s3:30pm - Check-in (final day is a Show and Tell)

Avoid starting on a Monday (unless it’s a five day Palooza, otherwise use Monday for final prepping)

UX Palooza Planning Checklist❏ Define the problem

❏ List SME’s❏ Find and lockdown a venue (e.g. Breather or highjack a conference room)❏ Notify Facilities❏ Schedule all invites

❏ Invite appropriate people❏ Assign the team

❏ Notify Managers if time needs to be requested❏ Notify everyone involved (incl. SME)

❏ Ensure everyone clears out calendars❏ If they can’t clear out calendar ask if they can be “on call” on Slack

❏ Assign a DJ❏ Plan a break to move (walk, lawn game, ping pong, etc)

UX Happy Hours

Ripple Effect

Check-ins

Swarms

Worksessions

Show and Tells

Paloozas

Happy HoursOrg

Product

UX

Project

Stakeholders

Vested

“I can say what I wanna say Ain’t nothin to itGangsta UX made me do it.”

Thank You! Questions?Daniel CastroDirector, User Experiencedcastro@sumologic.comLinkedIn.com/in/dcastroWebsite: www.sumologic.com