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Not Enough Time to Design? Try a Time-Boxed Workshop

Human Factors & UX

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Lean UX methods have become popular as a means of getting the core concept of a product and its business value on target with minimal time and expense. One of our favorite “Lean” design methods […]

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Agile In FDA Regulated Medical Software - Methodology

FDA

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. “The analysis of the principles of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline” For software companies these days it seems that it’s not a hard choice to follow Agile principles. With some practice, or […]

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Lean Startup Classes to Accelerate Your Product Launch

lean startup

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Most startups fail because they lose a lot of time pursuing the wrong business models, building products no one wants, and making too many mistakes that could have been avoided. Todd Wyder and I created […]

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Agile Inception Illustrated

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This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Inception is critical to get a project started down the right path. Get it right and you accelerate your product development. Get it wrong and you end up in analysis paralysis. Bob Moll and Glenn […]

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Can Lean UX be Used to Design Complex Products?

Human Factors & UX, Product Design

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Lean UX can work very effectively when designing complex products, including products that demand a heavy amount of science, complex workflows or handshaking between components. In this article, we’ll explore why Lean UX methods are […]

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Agile In FDA Regulated Medical Software - It can be done!

FDA, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. We have all heard that developing software utilizing Agile principles yields high quality, working software in customers’ hands quickly. It is widely believed that utilizing Agile practices leads to better, cheaper software than waterfall methods […]

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Agile for FDA Medical Software Seminar

FDA, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Agile emphasizes minimal documentation, a lot of verbal communication and rapid feedback loops to increase software quality, reduce waste and speed development. FDA regulations run counter to this approach, implying a heavyweight waterfall process with […]

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The 5 Ws of Talking to Customers - Part 2

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. This is part 2 of a series from guest blogger Joy McCaffrey of SpendRadar. My last post focused on the “Who” of talking to customers. This post will focus on the “What.” All conversations can […]

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The 5 Ws of Talking to Customers - Part 1

Discover the who, what, when, where and why of talking to your customers.

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Designing Mobile Apps Using Quick Scale Prototypes

Human Factors & UX, mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Mobile apps need to be designed and tested to scale to avoid surprises when actual human hands start operating the app. Designs crafted or presented on large monitors can be deceiving, because it’s hard to […]

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Moving Your Apps to Mobile: Part 3 - Mobile Opportunities

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. In part one of this series, I wrote about how mobile should be central to your development strategy because of the major shift that is happening to people’s computing habits. In part two, I cover […]

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Moving Your Apps to Mobile: Part 2 - How Mobile is Different

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. In part one of this series, I wrote about how mobile should be central to your development strategy because of the major shift that is happening to people’s computing habits. In part two, I cover […]

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