{"id":20831,"date":"2014-02-21T12:27:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T10:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=20831"},"modified":"2014-02-21T12:27:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T10:27:03","slug":"north-design-and-development-standards-to-align-and-guide-your-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/21\/north-design-and-development-standards-to-align-and-guide-your-project\/","title":{"rendered":"north – design and development standards to align and guide your project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

north – design and development standards to align and guide your project<\/a><\/p>\n

Often referred to as waterfall, the old method of a static page being created by a designer, approved by a product owner, and then handed off to developers without further communication does not produce results in the best interests of anyone involved. The product owner doesn’t see the final product until it is all finished and ready for launch, much too late to make any significant corrections or alter the path of the project.<\/p>\n

Instead, a more agile process, where product owners, designers, and developers all work in conjunction with one another to build value in a product throughout its development cycle, is needed. One where a small amount of work and constant feedback between all parties can build a large project out of small parts. One where the final project may not have every bell and whistle hoped for, but rather has an array of features that fulfill the maximum potential of the cost of development based on business and user needs. This is a large change in the way most individuals and organizations have done this type of work in the past, but by sticking to this process, a better product will be built in the long run, and those involved in the building will not be exhausted or burnt out by the process.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

north – design and development standards to align and guide your project Often referred to as waterfall, the old method of a static page being created by a designer, approved by a product owner, and then handed off to developers without further communication does not produce results in the best interests of anyone involved. 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