My presentation in Reaktor Breakpoint '15

1. Incremental design -
why I hate projects and love feedback
Karri-Pekka Laakso, Reaktor

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Pride

3. The Previous System

4. Improvement

5. Pride

6. Designed
Implemented
In Production
Used
Received Feedback

7. The Project

9. Top Gun
(1986)

10. Top Gun
(1986)

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Incremental
Design

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Incremental
Design

14. Backlog 1
1. Workers to the construction site (basic contract)
2. Company-specific prices
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates visible for all colleagues
5. Different contract terms
6. Worker “profile page”
7. Create new worker (interview support)
8. Skills as tags
9. Hoursheet support

15. Backlog 2
1. Workers to the construction site (basic contract)
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates visible for all colleagues
6. Worker “profile page”
7. Create new worker (interview support)
8. Skills as tags
9. Hoursheet support

16. Backlog 3
1. Workers to the construction site (basic contract)
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates visible for all colleagues
6. Worker “profile page”
7. Create new worker (interview support)
8. Skills as tags
9. Hoursheet support

17. Backlog 4
1. Workers to the construction site (basic contract)
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
11. “You can’t change the price” tooltip
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates visible for all colleagues
6. Worker “profile page”
7. Create new worker (interview support)
8. Skills as tags

18. Backlog 5
1. Workers to the construction site (basic contract)
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
11. “You can’t change the price” tooltip
12. Navigation to the latest contract
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates visible for all colleagues
6. Worker “profile page”
7. Create new worker (interview support)

19. Backlog 6
1. Workers to the construction site (basic contract)
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
11. “You can’t change the price” tooltip
12. Navigation to the latest contract
13. Who are free in a couple of days?
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates visible for all colleagues
6. Worker “profile page”

20. Backlog 7
1. Workers to the construction site (basic contract)
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
11. “You can’t change the price” tooltip
12. Navigation to the latest contract
13. Who are free in a couple of days?
9. Hoursheet support
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates visible for all colleagues

21. Backlog 8
1. Workers to the construction site (basic contract)
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
11. “You can’t change the price” tooltip
12. Navigation to the latest contract
13. Who are free in a couple of days?
9. Hoursheet support
6. Worker “profile page”
3. Overlapping contracts

22. Two Backlogs
Initial plan
1. Workers to the construction site
2. Company-specific prices
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates
5. Different contract terms
6. Worker “profile page”
7. New worker (interview support)
8. Skills as tags
9. Hoursheet support
Actually implemented
1. Workers to the construction site
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
11. “You can’t change the price” tooltip
12. Navigation to the latest contract
13. Who are free in a couple of days?
9. Hoursheet support
6. Worker “profile page”

23. New Items
Initial plan
1. Workers to the construction site
2. Company-specific prices
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates
5. Different contract terms
6. Worker “profile page”
7. New worker (interview support)
8. Skills as tags
9. Hoursheet support
Actually implemented
1. Workers to the construction site
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
11. “You can’t change the price” tooltip
12. Navigation to the latest contract
13. Who are free in a couple of days?
9. Hoursheet support
6. Worker “profile page”

24. Implemented Initial Items
Initial plan
1. Workers to the construction site
2. Company-specific prices
3. Overlapping contracts
4. “Shopping basket” of candidates
5. Different contract terms
6. Worker “profile page”
7. New worker (interview support)
8. Skills as tags
9. Hoursheet support
Actually implemented
1. Workers to the construction site
5. Different contract terms
2. Company-specific prices
10. Percent prices: price = salary x n%
11. “You can’t change the price” tooltip
12. Navigation to the latest contract
13. Who are free in a couple of days?
9. Hoursheet support
6. Worker “profile page”

25. Multitasking

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Final -
for now
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Overdoing
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Exploration
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Being wrong
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Karri-Pekka Laakso
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