In my own experience and from reading various blogs, questions on the compatibility and possible conflicts between user centred design and agile principles get raised. As an advocate of both sets of principles, I think they are compatible and can influence the likely success of a project. In this blog I set my responses to some of the questions raised.

It is well known that the use of mobile devices for accessing the web and online services is increasing. In addition, the use of social applications from mobile devices such as smartphones is also increasing, with Apple and Google platforms being the leaders.

It is well known that the use of mobile devices for accessing the web and online services is increasing. In addition, the use of social applications from mobile devices such as smartphones is also increasing, with Apple and Google platforms being the leaders. Increasing use of mobile computing

With the increasing use of mobile devices as the ‘device of choice’ to assess the web, it was interesting to read a recent blog by Jakob Nielsen on a preliminary usability assessment of the iPad including some comparisons between the iPad and iPhone. Here are some of the main points that I gleaned from the assessment and what it means for usability with mobile devices.

When a business wants to provide a service via their website or web application, they want to ensure that their users experience a good service without compromising on security. By building in a focus on security from the start when building a website or application, it is possible to ensure a quality and secure user experience. This blog post is about an approach to securing your website/web app, drawing from OWASP principles.

When you browse a website, intuitively or otherwise, you are judging how easy it is to use site. This post looks at the various factors that contribute to the usability of a website.

I would regard a quality website as a site that provides an excellent user experience for it’s visitors. In this blog, I write about four important steps that are required to define the requirements for such a website before prototyping and development begins.

This post contains an overview of the steps of a user centred design process for any software application. For the purposes of this article, I am using a website as an example. In a previous post, I looked at the principles of usability and usefulness and these steps can help in ensuring that these principles [...]

Usability & Usefulness – two key principles In the design and development of websites, usability and usefulness may appear to be similar terms, but they are related to different aspects of the design and development process. Usefulness is concerned with improving the relevance of the website to the user as they are completing a task, [...]