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Managing UX Debt
Jack Moffett
Manager App Development ¨C GUI
CDG, a Boeing Company
@jackmo?ett
jackmo?ett@mac.com
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UX debt is the
accumulation of
decisions made
during design and
development that
negatively impact
the users of a
product or service.
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Managing
UX Debt
Identify
Classify
Address
Avoid
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Neglect
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The Big 3: Acquisition, Outsourcing, Neglect
Intentional Debt
Resistance to change
Incremental enhancement
Focusing on new features
Focusing on customer requests
Focusing on time to market
Focusing on backwards compatibility
Unintentional Debt
Mistakes and laziness
Lack of design
Lack of empowerment
Separation of design & dev
Too many cooks
Customer inef?ciencies
Sources
intentional debt should be planned for.
Unintentional debt should be guarded
against. Establish practices and processes.
Classifying
UX Debt Photo by Squiggle
4 UX Debt Categories
Technical
Functional
Behavioral
Visual
Technical
Functional
Visual
Documentation
UX Debt Categories
5
Behavioral
Technical
Functional
Visual
Documentation
UX Debt Categories
5
Behavioral
Addressing
UX Debt
Declare bankruptcy
Call a do-over
Skunkwork it
Phased approach
Step 1:
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Step 1:
a. Severity & Impact
b. Estimated Time to Address
c. Responsible Party
Prioritization
Step 1:
a. Severity & Impact
b. Estimated Time to Address
c. Responsible Party
Prioritization
Step 2:
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Step 2:Collaborate
UX debt is the responsibility
of your entire organization.
Step 3:
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Step 3:Schedule
Agile
Step 3:Schedule
Not Agile
Avoiding
UX Debt
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Avoiding
UX Debt
Usability Research & Testing
Pay Attention to Details
Modularity
Documentation
Manage
your UX
Debt
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Thank you!
Jack Mo?ett
Manager App Development ¨C GUI
CDG, a Boeing Company
@jackmo?ett
jackmo?ett@mac.com
designaday.tumblr.com

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