[Mini-ux case study] A dear PM I work with gets stuck. When defining a new, even big feature, s/he considers front end users — yes! S/he knows how to think in terms of user flow for both FE and BE — yes! S/he appreciates the value of wireframing — yes…

Here I try to tackle How should project management software be setup to support the organizational workflows? ideally, from a JIRA perspective, according to the book (or the SAFe coach), Front End stories should sit alongside Back End stories within JIRA Epics (aka SAFe ‘Features’). …

Not a tidy one-size-fits-all quick fix. Sorry. How to UX in Agile has come up since I started as the first full time UX Designer in a mid-sized B2B SaaS company that uses JIRA within SAFe. This vagueness of the question begs a wishy-washy answer, so let’s break it down. …

This is an article in the mini-series on UX in Agile. Here I address ways UX Discovery/Research can work in an agile organization What is Discovery & Research According to the initial tenants of agile, there needs to be a customer on premise all the time. No need to go…

This Kazoo from Thingiverse.com — thanks Wes. For adhesion on the build plate, I got this orange tape that seems to be working pretty well. I still print PLA at 60 degrees, though the company says that’s not necessary, and still use a raft: a few layers that the model sits on top of. It’s kind of annoying to have to separate it from the model, but it avoids adhesion problems I’ve been having. I printed each of the three pieces separately, and the main part of the Kazoo vertically (see video).

The Background Frustration. Ruined prints. Wasted time. Here’s a quick tutorial to save you the hassle. What I wish I had, like 10 hours ago, and fifty pulled hairs. The basic idea is to get your 3D printer to print a model. For that, you’ll need: (1) a printer — I…