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Cross Functional #19 & some 2021 learning

UXDX Cross-Functional #19
 
Digest the best news and learning of the week at speed... 
What's new in Product, UX, Design, Dev and Empowering your Teams
 
Product
 
New Year - New OKRs
If you misuse OKR's you might as well not use them at all by Itamar Gilad
OKRs are just containers for goals. They serve bad goals just as well as they do good goals so they are easy to misuse. Here are 5 things to watch out for. 

Everyone Thinks They’re Managing by Outcomes. Here’s How to Actually Do it by Teresa Torres
A great presentation on how to actually define outcomes for your teams.
 
UX
 
Two Perspectives on Good and Bad UX Writing by Melissa Mapes
This Is UX Writing at Its Very Best by Melissa Mapes
What is great UX writing? In this article, Melissa curates a list of her favourite UX Writing and why it makes it a difference in a users journey.
No Good, Very Bad UX Writing Mistakes by Melissa Mapes
Common mistakes that will often confuse and mislead many of your users. Melissa uses several examples to make it easier to see what not to do when writing your micro-copies!
 
Design
 
The Value of Design
Designing for Development by Patrycja Rozmus
The history of Brainly's design system and how it evolved from a style guide to a shared design and developer library.
Measuring the Value of Design Systems by Maya Hampton
Rather than focusing on outputs (the design elements) teams need to shift a focus on the outcomes of their design systems.
 
Development
 
Two Perspectives on Team Structures by Nick Tune
Architecture Ownership Patterns For Team Topologies. Part 1: A Business Architecture Model by Nick Tune
How to align your team structures with your architecture.
Architecture Ownership Patterns for Team Topologies. Part 2: Single Team Patterns by Nick Tune
This interactive session talks about the past and future of crafting software and how it is changing the way developers and companies think about software development.
 
Enabling Teams
 
Working Together
Nimble Leadership by Deborah Ancona, Elaine Backman, and Kate Isaacs
Leadership is needed at all levels to enable autonomous teams and create a nimble organisation. This article focuses on entrepreneurial leaders, enabling leaders and architecting leaders. 
Dual Track Development: Involving The Whole Team In Discovery And Delivery by Jeff Patton
Discovery and Development can be viewed as 2 tracks because it is different types of work. But it is vital to involve the whole team in discovery tasks for best results. 
 
Upcoming Community Events
 
We have a few of our free community events taking place over the next few weeks, with a focus on the APAC region as we get ready for the main APAC event on 3-5 March. 
UXDX Community Sydney - 4th February

UXDX APAC - 3th-5th March
 
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