7️⃣Development Milestone

What is it?

The Development milestone is like building the first version of a new video game. The team works on creating the game's look and feel (Front-End Coding), making sure the game runs smoothly behind the scenes (Server-Side Coding), and setting up the rules and connections (Creating REST APIs, Technical Architecture Creation, Entity Relationship Creation). They also write down how everything works (Documenting Code) and make sure the game can be played on different devices (Deploying Code). Finally, they add special features like secure trading (Blockchain Coding). The end result is a playable version of the game, complete with instructions and special features (Code, Coding Documentation, API Library, Smart Contracts).

Why is it valuable?

The value of this milestone is huge for teams and products. For teams, it means they have a working version of their project that they can test and improve. It helps them see what works and what needs fixing. For products, it means they have something real to show to users and get feedback on, which is super important for making the final version even better.

Who’s involved?

DID YOU KNOW?

Agile teams do not have specific departments! They all float across different duties. So, this means that a UX designer can perform discovery work, and play any other kinds of duties they desire. See how this works in the Agile Handbook's "Daily Life on Agile Teams".

The following duties are involved in this milestone. These duties are performed by anyone who commits to them on a cross-functional team.

User experience design duty
User experience writing duty
User experience strategy duty

When does it happen in a project?

The experience design milestone happens after teams iterate on the vision and scope milestone deliverables. Every time they perform a round of discovery, the experience design, vision, scope, and requirements evolve and need to be adjusted. Teams learn new things in research that shift their understanding of the problems they should be solving in MVP and MMP. This will cause experience design deliverables to constantly shift and be worked on in a project that's working in the Agile Ways of Work.