Ux Strategy Fundamentals

Practical principles and simple methods to make sure your app, site or system delivers GREAT UX!

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- Develop a clear
- solid strategy for UX that applies to any kind of product or project
- Use a simple method to determine which features and functions are truly important (and possible)
- Understand who your stakeholders really are and what you need to know from each of them

What you'll learn

Develop a clear
solid strategy for UX that applies to any kind of product or project
Use a simple method to determine which features and functions are truly important (and possible)
Understand who your stakeholders really are and what you need to know from each of them
Get all players in a project to agree on what constitutes value — both for users and for the business
Separate what people say they need from what they actually need
Uncover the things users don't know they need (but really do)
Connect user needs with product strategy and requirements
Determine and control the scope of any project
Set the proper expectations for everyone involved and ensure there are no big
expensive surprises later

* Requirements

* No experience required. If you're new to UX you'll get everything you need. And if you're a seasoned pro
* you'll find some easier
* simpler ways of doing what you do.

Description

Building a site, app or system that’s useful, usable and valuable is not easy. Why? Because you have to consider any number of user motivations, expectations, environments and possible actions. You have to figure out how to research, test and analyze to figure out what they want, what they need and what they’ll be willing to use.

And it’s likely you’ll have to do it with half the time and budget you really need.

UX Strategy Fundamentals walks you through the process of doing just that, step-by-step. You’ll learn how to make good UX decisions at every step of the design and development process, and you’ll see how those choices impact product quality and scope.

Whether you’re a designer, developer, UXer or are completely new to ALL of this, you’ll leave this course with a practical understanding of what makes great products great. And you’ll also understand the mechanics of making those products run smoothly, efficiently and with less stress. Taken from Joe Natoli's popular UX & Web Design Master Course taken by more than 7,000 students, this laser-focused course uses lectures and hands-on exercises, to teach you:

  • The Three Crucial Questions you must ask of every client, every project, every time
  • Simple methods for determining who your users really are
  • How to figure out which features and functions are truly important (and realistic)
  • Simple methods and tools for business stakeholder research 
  • How to identify business goals — and get everyone to agree on them
  • How to identify true user needs — getting beyond what people say they need to what they actually need
  • How to connect user needs with product strategy
  • How to generate meaningful product requirements
  • How to determine and control the scope of any project
  • How to set the proper expectations for everyone involved and ensure there are no big, expensive surprises later

These are the same principles and methods I’ve used with the largest companies in the world for nearly three decades. I walk you through everything step-by-step and I only focus on what works. You’ll find clear, straightforward advice, simple tools and real-world examples.

UX Strategy Fundamentals will prove to you that strategy work isn’t just for experts, and it does not have to be complicated.

Who this course is for:

  • New or experienced UXers, designers, developers, product managers and product owners

Course content

6 sections • 33 lectures

First: Why Are We DOING This? Preview 05:50

Three Crucial Questions You MUST Ask Preview 01:17

What's Actually Worth Doing? Preview 04:25

What Are We Designing and Building? Preview 07:16

What UX VALUE Does it Provide? Preview 05:46

Exercise: Who Are Your Users? Preview 01:18

Exercise: Determining Strategic Value Preview 10:27

UX Isn't Just About Users: The UX Value Loop Preview 02:50

Business Research: Clients (and Stakeholders) are People Too! Preview 02:49

Identifying Business Goals Preview 13:30

Exercise: What Are YOUR Business Goals? Preview 01:01

User Research: Putting People First Preview 02:46

Identifying User Needs Preview 08:11

Decision Paths: Connecting User Needs with UX Strategy Preview 04:53

Exercise: Create a Decision Path Preview 04:30

UX-Focused Requirements: An Introduction Preview 02:30

Generating Meaningful Requirements Preview 03:58

The Three Kinds of UX Requirements Preview 06:27

Documenting Requirements (Without Writing a Novel) Preview 04:48

Defining and Controlling the Scope of Work Preview 03:04

Controlling the Dreaded "Scope Creep" Preview 06:37

Exercise: Smart Project Scoping Preview 06:42

Why Plan for User Testing NOW? Preview 03:58

Creating a Test Plan: Who Are We Testing For? Preview 03:22

Prioritizing Browser and Device Support Preview 02:49

Decide What to Test: Functionality Preview 05:47

Decide What to Test: Usability Preview 04:41

Decide What to Test: Errors and Exceptions Preview 01:57

Decide What to Test: Compatibility Preview 02:18

Decide What to Test: Performance Preview 01:31

Decide What to Test: Security Preview 02:30