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Oct 2021
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How To Lead a UX Project

Tolu Garcia
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Episode 51 Show Notes:

I think it’s essential to improve your work rhythm as you progress in your career. But, first, you must understand how you work best and your method for problem-solving. Of course, you should use the design thinking process for problem-solving, but you’ve got to know what you need from your clients to provide value.

In this episode, I’ll be going over how I lead a UX project—basically going over my entire thought process from the beginning, middle, and end. I also cover how to manage your time on a project which will help improve your workflow and efficiency. You should learn how to lead a project because I want you to aim for career growth and not be a mediocre designer or researcher.

Take a listen and tag @uinarrativeco on Twitter with your questions or comments.

 

Mentions:

 

The UX Process podcast episode with Shanisha Collins

https://www.uinarrative.com/podcast-posts/episode23

 

A simple UX exercise to validate product features and requirements

https://youtu.be/PnC1gM6YlEo

 

How to improve your visual design

https://medium.com/facebook-design/how-to-make-your-not-so-great-visual-design-better-67972eee3825

 

What is an MVP?

https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/process/prototyping/mvps-in-ux-design/

 

Prioritization Matrix (MVP Chart)

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/prioritization-matrices/

 

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