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The Definition of Product Management Is Shrinking. It’s Not Good!

Product Management University

The definition of product management has been changing and evolving over the past 10 years and I’m not sure it’s for the better. In other words, the agile development process is redefining what we call product management. If you have product owner responsibilities, you have to be 100% all in with your UX and development team.

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How To Improve Designer-Developer Collaboration as an External UX Team

UX Studio: Product Management

At UX Studio , while we develop our products, uxfol.io and copyfol.io , we are mainly focused on agency work, meaning that we cooperate with several clients as external teams. This post was written from the perspective of designers, mainly intended for external teams and entrepreneurs. Five challenges and solutions.

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Why designers fail to integrate into Agile teams

UX Planet

Prescriptive Agile frameworks make it hard for designers to add valuable contributions to the team. In 2011 I was a UX Designer in a design studio. I designed every detail in Photoshop before handing the mockups to the developers. But in my new Agile team, I was designing fragments that felt incomplete.

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8 Tips for Collaborating with Development Teams

Roman Pichler

Manage the Product, not the Team. Focus on your job as the product manager or product owner, and manage the product, not the team. Treat the Team as an Equal Partner. The team members are not your resources but the people who create your product. Assume that the team members want to do their best.

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50 UX UI portfolio intros you can “borrow” from Google, Apple, Facebook & Uber hires

UX Planet

This article is for aspiring designers who are still creating a strong introduction to their UX or UI portfolio. Firstly, this is definitely what a recruiter is going to read and evaluate first as a potential indicator to whether they should hire you. A bad first impression could ultimately hurt your chances of landing a dream job.

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How to ace your UX interview: 10 tips from a studio lead

UX Studio

No matter how good your portfolio or your work are, the interview is a key part of landing a great UX position. As a team lead, one of my responsibilities is taking part in the recruitment process. I’ve been on good interviews and I’ve been on quite a few bad ones as well. 10 tips for UX designer interviews 1.

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UX vs CX (User Experience vs Customer Experience): Explaining 4 Key Differences

Userpilot

What's the difference between UX vs CX? UX deals with a user's interactions with specific aspects of your product, while CX is broader and covers all customer engagements with your brand. Read on to find four key differences between UX and CX and how to improve both. That's not entirely true.