Iterative design

Quoted from the UK GDaD PCF.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

• describe the basics of iterative ways of working used in design, such as agile
• explain how iteration supports user-centred design
• describe ways to test design ideas at different levels of detail and realism, and when to use them

2. Working

You can:

• apply iterative design principles and techniques and agile methodologies to your work
• create material to test ideas and hypotheses at an appropriate fidelity, for example mockups or drafts
• iterate and improve a design based on successive rounds of research
• use and iterate design patterns and components

3. Practitioner

You can:

• help other designers apply iterative design principles and agile methodologies to their work and create materials to test their ideas
• adapt designs effectively to changes in requirements, priorities or user needs
• help your team to define a minimum viable product (MVP) and determine what to prioritise for iteration

4. Expert

You can:

• embed the practice of iterative design and agile working in teams or wider organisation
• guide designers in creating materials to test complex ideas at any fidelity
• help teams adapt quickly to changes in requirements, priorities or user needs
• iterate delivery processes or team structures to help teams work effectively

Contains public sector information from the UK Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.

Closest ESCO skills

• iterative development (close match)
• create prototype of user experience solutions (narrow match)

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