[IxDA Discuss] Anyone succeeded in getting a usability-only release?

[jackbellis.com]

Adrian,
That's exactly the conclusion I've reached, too.

As our releases got longer, for some reason "elective" stuff---let's not
start a whole new spamthread here---is squeezed out. I think it's because
it's rationalized out of the timeline because the release is perceived as
never getting done. The word I use is "pace." Only by estabishing a better
pace of rollouts am I able to make usabilty items get in the plan with more
regularity and then stay on the calendar.

Regards, www.jackbellis.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adrian Howard" <adrianh at quietstars.com>
To: "jackbellis.com" <jackbellis at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Anyone succeeded in getting a usability-only
release?


>
> On 31 Jan 2007, at 17:43, jackbellis.com wrote:
>
> > Have any of you ever succeeded in getting a software release
> > dedicated solely to usability fixes? I guess I'm primarily
> > addressing in-house specialists... presumably consultants are often
> > engaged to address solely usability.
> [snip]
>
> On a sort of tangent I find it much easier to get usability fixes in
> if the release cycle is short. Far simpler to get a release focussed
> on a particular area if you're pushing out a new version of your web
> app to the public every two weeks.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adrian
>
>