Artificial Intelligence–Driven Design Thinking for User-Centric Product Development
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31838/NJAP/08.02.10Keywords:
Design thinking, human-centric, software development, process managementAbstract
In order to enhance human-centered software development (HCSD), the researcher designed and built a conceptual integrated process management metamodel. The process of designing and developing software in accordance with the needs and input of end users is known as HCSD. Agile extreme programming (XP), scrum technology, and design thinking (DT) techniques are examples of agile-human oriented methodologies that the researcher used in this study to create and develop a conceptual software process management metamodel. This metamodel improves process management, responds to end users' requests and feedback, effectively manages users' incoming data, and increases the quantity of data that can be swiftly captured and sent to subsequent stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC). This study makes use of the conceptual metamodel that was created to give the development team a creative environment in which to solve problems based on the needs and desires of end users. Increased product efficiency and effectiveness, managing user priorities during the dynamic stages of software design, and timely software product delivery are all made possible by the agile engineering strategy. This paper presents a design thinking approach to product development, emphasizing empathy, creativity, and experimentation. The design thinking process involves five stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. A prototype is a preliminary version or model of a product, used to test and refine its functionality, usability, and feasibility. An algorithm for creating a prototype is proposed, involving defining prototype goals, gathering requirements, choosing a prototype type, creating the prototype, testing with users, gathering feedback, refining the prototype, and repeating the process. This approach enables teams to develop innovative solutions that meet user needs, reducing the risk of launching a product that doesn't meet user expectations.
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