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Devbridge Group presents

DEVBRIDGE.COM Devbridge Group Design and User Experience Team

Prototyping: Approaches and Outcomes. With IxDA Chicago - October, 2015

We design and build software for companies that have unique challenges to solve. We do this with a

design focused, technology agnostic approach.

We partner with mid-market and fortune clients to build sophisticated software that ships to market on time.

Clients

BUSINESS CONSULTING

ERP & OFF-THE-SHELF

DIGITAL MARKETING

ADVERTISING AND MARKETING

140+

20152008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

What does prototyping mean to us?

Sketches and…

Wireframes

Clickable prototypes - interactive mock-ups

BEFORE WE START…

FRAUD INVESTIGATIONprototyping for

Adomas Tautkus - Design Lead

Can we build a prototype that will help the Fraud Investigation Department to consolidate everything into one app?

Problem

The Plan

1

Prototype completed in 8 sprints

Requirements gathering workshop Sketch and design Interactive mockups Sample data integration System integration

Teams

ClientDevbridgeSPONSOR

STRATEGY

TECHNICAL

LEAD DEVELOPER

LEAD DESIGNER

PRODUCT MANAGER

Sr. DEVELOPER

Sr. DEVELOPER

QA ANALYST

FRONT-END DEVELOPER

Team distribution

DallasSTRATEGY

TECHNICAL

ChicagoLEAD DESIGNERPRODUCT MANAGER

New YorkSPONSOR

VilniusLEAD DEVELOPER

Sr. DEVELOPER

Sr. DEVELOPER

QA ANALYST

FRONT-END DEVELOPERC L I E N T

C L I E N T

D E V B R I D G E

D E V B R I D G E

The Tools

2

White Board Sketch Invision

Jira FeatureMap.co HTML/CSS/JS .Net

The Solution

3

Project Duration

2 ½ M O N T H S

WORKSHOP

DAYS3

DESIGN

WEEKS1½

DEVELOPMENT

WEEKS6

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIESprototyping for

Mark Ludemann - Design Lead Vlad Shapochnikov - Front End Developer

ASSIGNMENT

Help users find a specific product within an extremely large e-commerce site

17,736 RESULTS

DELIVERABLES

A functioning, data driven prototype that is tied to the product catalog

WHY A PROTOTYPE?

HOW DID WE DO IT

Focus on Information Architecture

1

Lightweight Sketching

2

Real-time Design

3

Validation

4

WATCH THEM FAIL.

RINSE & REPEAT

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTprototyping for

David Borra - Senior Designer

THE CLIENT

The Problem: Sorting through multiple sources of static data.

1

The Solution: Create a Client Portal

2

NOW WHAT?

Kickoff Meeting

1

UX Sketching

2

Wireframes

3

UI Design

4

Prototype

5

ONE MORE THING

THANKS

FINANCIAL DATA & VIDEOprototyping for

Eric Strubringer - Designer

THE CLIENT

Problem: People are not finding the videos.

1

Let’s Build an App

2

“While this started out as an educational tool, the stakeholders are so impressed

with the usability and feel, they believe it will be used by many traders as a tool.”

–Mr. Taco Cat

Let’s iterate on it.

3

Why does db prototype?

Win buy-inResearch iterativelyGet feedbackForm an ideaMany of our clients come to us to elicit change within the org either through philosophy (agile, ucd) or overcoming internal cultural barriers.

As we develop and iterate on an idea we can mix research activities in based on what we’ve learned along the way.

Giving the audience something to react to quickly often speeds up the process. The earlier we can do this the better. Whatever validation we can gain is valuable.

Many times initial business requirements are unclear or lack user focus. Prototyping allows us switch the focus and sharpen a vague idea

1. 2. 3. 4.

What does prototyping mean for you?