This workshop describes the set of techniques you can use to make your development process more user-centered. Arshad teaches how to gather and analyze user data, create personas so you know who you are developing for, use ideation techniques to make sure you come up with creative solutions, how scenarios and storyboarding can help you fill in design gaps, how to get early validation of your design ideas using paper prototypes, and how to use all this information to better plan your development cycle.

This workshop is ideal for anyone interested in learning about the benefits of user-centered design and real-world techniques.

Takeaways

• Learn how to gather and analyze user data
• Create personas so you know who you are developing for
• Learn how to generate multiple creative ideas
• Use paper prototypes to get early validation of your design ideas
• Create a project plan