Evaluating eXtreme scenario-based design in a distributed agile team

Abstract

Enterprise-level organizations, which often rely on distributed development teams, are increasingly interested in finding ways to adopt agile and usability-focused methods. Agile usability researchers at Virginia Tech have partnered with Meridium, Inc. to look at how eXtreme Scenario-based Design (XSBD), an agile usability approach developed at Virginia Tech, can be used in a distributed environment. We report on the use of this XSBD approach in a distributed team at Meridium and how it addresses the challenges of an integrated approach through streamlined usability and development practices and clearly defined communication and information sharing practices.