COMPARING USER-CENTERED PRACTICES IN AGILE VERSUS NON-AGILE DEVELOPMENT

A large variety of methods and techniques are being used within user-centered design. This article explores the differences in methodology and strategy when doing user centered design within agile versus non-agile development processes. Methods and techniques reported in user-centered agile development is analyzed and compared with those used in non-agile processes. The findings indicate systematic differences, pointing to the fact that the term “user centered” does not carry the same meaning when used within the agile framework compared to the non-agile design methodology. This discrepancy is something we believe is of interest to the IxD/UX-community as well as the agile community.