Sessions tagged with 'process'

Ever hire someone and have it “just not work out”? How long did that take to figure out? Weeks? Days? Before your morning coffee? The tech industry is currently in the middle of a competitive hiring bubble and it’s really hard to find good people. It’s even harder to retain them. So how do you find good people, and keep them?

In this session, we'll look at the website development process through the lens of Hollywood storytelling. We’ll examine how the narrative structure of various films compares to different process models for site development. And along the way, we'll talk about some best practices for delivering successful projects that are on time, on budget, and meet customer expectations.

Design is often perceived as “making things user-friendly.” To combat that oversimplification, designers shroud their work in specialized tools & jargon. This gives designers a false sense of value & control over their work. In actuality, this drives divisions between designers & their teams. By open sourcing design process via transparency, the true value of Design and designers becomes clear.