The ultimate guide to Lean UX design

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When designing a product, you often strive to achieve perfection by building a product with advanced features and offerings. You might find that rather than perfection, you only end up wasting time and resources on a product that you’re not completely sure users will use. In other words, it’s a demanding process that doesn’t guarantee success. By Adam Fard.

The article then describes:

  • Lean UX vs Waterfall UX vs Agile UX
  • Why Lean over Waterfall UX?
  • Lean vs Agile
  • Lean UX design process

As mentioned earlier, lean UX design is powered by three main concepts: think, make, and check. The thinking stage refers to making assumptions – and later hypotheses – about your product. Assumptions are usually born in workshop sessions that involve the whole team. Processes of the thinking phase include:

  • Competitive analysis
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Ideation
  • Storyboards
  • Mood boards
  • Value proposition

The aim of the thinking stage is to identify problems and discuss solution pathways. Focus on the “why” and not the “how” to generate assumptions about your product. To learn more follow the link and read the rest of the article. Good read!

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