Pros and Cons of Agile UX
After understanding what Agile is and its core principles, to make a decision whether to go ahead with the Agile UX approach towards solving a problem, let’s also look into what Agile is best and worst at:
Pros of Agile UX
1. Flexible and Adaptable
As already mentioned above, the Agile process works by chunking down the major task into smaller bits and then taking it up for work. This allows a lot more flexibility and adaptability in the process. To bring anything new or to change anything, it is quick and easy to accommodate. From code changes to user feedback, everything can be easily adjusted without fearing re-work or time and budget constraints as such.
2. Holistic Understanding
Agile brings in everybody on the call, from stakeholders to design team members. Everyone sits and collaboratively discusses what is to be done and how to be done. Chunking down tasks for several upcoming sprints is done mindfully, to bring the MVP and best features along while trying to enhance the functionality. Allowing everyone to pitch in knowledge and ideas to the table.
3. Efficiency
Chunking of tasks, divided across sprints in such a way that the most proper time is given to each team and each member to work efficiently. As chunking makes task completion fast and feedback incorporation easy the overall process becomes very speedy.
Cons of Agile UX
1. Over-iterating
There is always an extent to which you can iterate and expect enhancement, but after that certain extent, there is nothing to be gained from any more interactions. As Agile follows the cycle of iterations, it becomes difficult to tell when to stop and when to pause on iterations.
2. Losing track of Ownership
Team members collaborate on the solution, and thus it is not easy to spot individual owners of the task. This causes a loss of track of the ownership. A scrum master might also get spectacle on the same. The importance of a skilled scrum master and a responsible team is necessary. Agile UX strongly relies on teams collaborating during each sprint; if that is lost, the project’s progress will be stymied.
3. Fear of being Micromanaged
On the basis of the structure of the whole agile team, having a scrum master and product owner taking up the leadership charge sometimes it might feel like the team is being micromanaged on the basis of what individual members are contributing.
What is Agile UX – A Complete Guide For Beginners
There has been a lot of buzz about Agile and Lean UX. Knowing about each one is equally important as starting with either one of these approaches. Both the terms “Lean” and “Agile” are described to show the approach a company follows toward solving a problem. Depending upon individual, team, or organization level preference both of these approaches are being used.
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