SOFTWARE DESIGN: SESSION 12

BOW, STERN, BOOM-

UNDERSTANDING
SOFTWAREPLUMBING
Alex Cowan

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WHERE YOU SHOULD BE NOW
Epic Stories Experiment(s) for
CUSTOMER
Child Stories DISCOVERY &
hypothesis testing
EXPERIMENTS
Supporting Storyboards Usability test suite
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Parallel Prototypes

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Interactive Prototype

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PRODUCT &
Usability Test Plan + Test

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PROMOTION

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Results
Personas, Problem Scenarios
VALUE
including Think- Alternatives PROPOSITIONS &
USER STORIES
ASSUMPTIONS Summary Value
See-Feel-Do Value Propositions & PROTOTYPES
Hypothesis
(Converged) Before & After
MVP Ideas
Storyboards

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Assumptions for Value

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PIVOT?

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Hypothesis
AIDAOR Storyboard
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PROBLEM Interview Guide
PERSONAS WHO? SCENARIOS &
ALTERNATIVES
2 (or more) Interviews

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WHAT WELL FOCUS ON TODAY

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THE MODEL-VIEW-CONTROLLER FRAMEWORK
CONTROLLER

VIEW MODEL
where the data
lives
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THE MODEL

Class of Thing: an is-a relationship: a

Dog
Animal dog is a(n) animal
a has-a relationship:
Tail
a dog has a tail

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THE MODEL

MODEL
where the data
lives
Make it like real life.
(Or it will probably end up all messy.)

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THE VIEW
CONTROLLER

VIEW MODEL
what you see

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THE VIEW

VIEW M
what
Use youStick
comps. seeto established patterns.
(Or youll force the user to think when they dont want to.)

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THE CONTROLLER
CONTROLLER

the smarts to figure

out what to do

VIEW MODEL

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THE CONTROLLER
CONTROLLER

the smarts to figure

Anchor themtowith
out what douser stories & prototypes.
(The right answer is probably less obvious than you'd guess)

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MODEL VIEW CONTROLLER: EXAMPLE

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MODEL VIEW CONTROLLER: EXAMPLE

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MODEL VIEW CONTROLLER
CONTROLLER EXERCISE
Take one of your stories (ideally one
with a wirefame) and describe what
you think might need to happen
between the MVC for its
implementation.
the smarts to figure 5 min.
out what to do

VIEW MODEL

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CREATING YOUR TEAM PORTFOLIO ENTRY

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ASSIGNMENTS
1. Do/Individual: Create Notes on MVC for a Selected User Story (25-35 minutes)
2. Do/Group: Draft Your Team Portfolio Entry (45-90 minutes)

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