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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Skills for the Agile Designer </h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2008-11-06T08:30:00" datetime="2008-11-06T08:30:00">Thursday, November 6, 2008 from 8:30am</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2008-11-06T16:00:00" datetime="2008-11-06T16:00:00">4pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202390754'><span class='fn org p-name'>OHSU West Campus (formerly OGI), Wilson Clark Center </span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">20000 Nw Walker Rd</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Beaverton</span> , <span class="region p-region">OR</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97006</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=20000%20Nw%20Walker%20Rd,%20Beaverton%20OR%2097006%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>Agile designers need to quickly see the essence of a problem, shape reasonable solutions, and communicate effectively. When things don't exactly go according to plan, they must react, readjust their thinking, and try again. Seasoned agile designers strike a balance. They know the difference between core and revealing design tasks and plan accordingly. When unanticipated difficulties crop, they adapt their work rhythms. They know how to give and take criticism and ask clarifying questions of teammates and project stakeholders.</p> <p>Objectives</p> <p>At the end of this short course attendees should be able to:</p> <p>Identify problem frames (types) and use them to ask probing questions of their customers</p> <p>Write and share designer stories to kick off an iteration</p> <p>Use a common vocabulary for characterizing various aspects of a design</p> <p>Sort through designs tasks and identify their project impact</p> <p>Conduct a CRC card modeling session</p> <p>Recognize when a "wicked" problem crops up and how it affects project flow</p> <p>Effectively discuss issues and come to meaningful agreements</p> <p>Measure design progress and track technical debt</p> <p>Course Outline</p> <p>What makes a designer agile?</p> <p>Problem Frames: a tool for seeing typical patterns of software tasks</p> <p>A designer's story: a tool for seeing/communicating what's important</p> <p>Object Role Stereotypes: a tool for seeing object behaviors</p> <p>CRC card modeling basics and when a responsibility model can help</p> <p>Control centers and collaboration styles: a tool for shaping collaborations where "defensive" behavior is needed and specific tests are required</p> <p>Design problem types: A tool for balancing priorities</p> <p>Handling design criticism: What to do with valid, invalid, aesthetic, personal, judgmental criticism and praise</p> <p>Adding design topics to project retrospectives</p> <p>Course Schedule and Information</p> <p>Instructor: Rebecca Wirfs-Brock <br> Course Number: 09-SD-19 Dates/Times: Nov. 6, 2008; 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Location: OHSU West Campus (formerly OGI), Wilson Clark Bldg. (#3 on campus map), Room 407 Course Fee: $475 Course Includes:<br> This course combines short presentations introducing new concepts and techniques with short, to-the-point exercises. In addition to course slides, attendees receive notes describing each technique, concept, or practice. Lunch and break refreshments.</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://www.cpd.ogi.edu/coursespecific.asp?pam=2427">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>