Building Better Products Together
Digital product delivery is a team sport—so we’re thrilled to team up with the Agile and Product Tank communities for our June meetup at MadeCurious HQ. Join us for an evening of shared learning as Iryna from Octopus Deploy and Jacob from Rough.app unpack how they’ve used and adapted the Shape Up method to ship better products.
About the talk
Originally developed by Ryan Singer at Basecamp, Shape Up is a product development approach with strong relevance for UX design. It offers a fresh take on how we shape and deliver work, with key principles that resonate across disciplines, including:
– Shaping over Sprint Planning – UX is involved early, defining the work before the build begins.
– Problem-Led, not Feature-Led – Focus stays on solving real user problems, not ticking off a backlog.
– Constraints Drive Creativity – Fixed timeboxes and clear boundaries help teams prioritise and simplify.
– Designers as Deciders – UX roles are empowered to make decisions, not just hand off designs.
Agenda
We’ll have a slightly different format for this one with a short presentation and then a Q&A panel afterwards:
5:30pm arrive, settle, mingle
6:00pm speakers 1 & 2
6:30pm panel Q&A
6:45pm mingle
7:00pm
A big thank you to MadeCurious for providing the event space for us to meet – if you’re interested in what they do, check out their LinkedIn page.
MadeCurious HQ information:
We have x2 mobility car parks available and wheelchair access into the building
If you have any accessibility needs, please let us know so we can make sure to cater for them
Limited car parking will be available onsite (MadeCurious. labelled signs) and ample street parking close by the office
There is a bike shed at the back of the parking lot where you can park your bicycle.
We have a limited capacity, so please only RSVP if you can definitely make it.
About the Speakers
Iryna is a Product Leader at Octopus Deploy.
Jacob is a founder and head of engineering at Rough.app
