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Lean UX: A Systematic Literature Review

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The software industries often look for ways to remain competitive in terms of cost and time to market. Lean UX is a methodology aiming to achieve this. In this paper, by means of a Systematic Literature Review, authors outline the evolution of Lean UX since its origins, its challenges and benefits, and its definition by means of a systematic literature review. Results showed similarities of the definition of Lean UX, challenges and benefits regarding communication, user testing, team collaboration and the adoption of the concept.

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Aarlien, D., Colomo-Palacios, R. (2020). Lean UX: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12254. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58817-5_37

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