Agile methodology for IT projects

Gone are the days when people had to travel to a physical location to purchase a product. Electronic commerce – more commonly known as e-commerce - allows users to buy practically anything by just typing into Google, placing an order and picking up the desired product right on their doorstep. E-commerce can also have the advantage of enriching certain aspects of the shopping experience, which is why people are increasingly looking to the internet to fulfil their shopping needs.

Why is the Direct to Consumer (D2C) model coming back into fashion? The concept has indeed existed for a long time, at the manufacturer Dell for example. Some brands are proud to call themselves D2C, or even direct brands. These companies have a distribution model that directly serves the end consumer without going through intermediaries and/or points of sale, in areas where brands usually go through distribution channels.

As designers begin to combine insights from behavioral psychology with the vast computational power offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), a new approach to UX design has surfaced: Behavioral Design. Behavioral Design, in simple terms, is a process of persuading people to engage in certain behaviors through intentional design techniques.

How can you be sure you’re designing the right thing before investing a lot of money to build it and then potentially realizing that the "thing" you’ve designed is irrelevant or inappropriate? The Design Sprint has been created to help these types of questions. How can we make safer product decisions? The Design Sprint is a game-changer.

To get the most out of a Design Sprint, you need to focus on the right setup, preparation, and uptime – otherwise, you risk having an expensive Design Sprint session that doesn’t produce real results. Let’s summarize the essential aspects and success factors of a good Design Sprint.