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May 2020
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Joshua Seiden: Agile, Lean UX, and measu...

The Curiosity Department, sponsored by Wix Studio
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Show notes: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/joshua-seiden Love it or hate it, the agile approach to software development seems to be here to stay. Often, it’s hard to get good design practice to fit within an Agile framework, so our next guest, Joshua Seiden—co-author of Lean UX and Outcomes Over Output—may be particularly helpful to those of you who are s ... Show More
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