Extreme usability: adapting research approaches for agile development

Agile development is being adopted by many leading software companies, such as those represented by this panel. Though many instructional resources exist to guide companies through a change to Agile Development, there are few resources available on the subject of Agile development and User Centered Design (UCD). As a result, user experience practitioners have had to develop their own tactics and strategies for maintaining sound UCD practices within their organizations when moving to Agile. This panel consists of six practitioners who actively work with development teams using Agile. Panel members will share the challenges and successes they face while championing UCD within their respective development organizations. Panelists will focus on adaptations to research methodology and strategy that make UCD possible to attain within Agile cultures.