15. The Product Manager’s Role
The role of the software product manager:
“The software product manager leads and manages
one or several products from the inception to
the phase-out in order to maximize business value.
He works with marketing, sales, engineering,
finance, to make the product a business success”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_product_management
16. The UX Expert’s Role
User Experience Design
“Is the process of enhancing
user satisfaction with a product
by improving the usability,
accessibility, and pleasure
provided in the interaction
with the product.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience_design
17. What Am I – UX or Product?
I work with the UI
designer to approve
the Dev ready screens
Sharon
I interview users to
decide what the next
feature is going to be
Tom
I request data in order
to decide how to
change a form design
to increase conversion
Anna
20. The Product UX Expert
Grow and
maintain a vital
professional
network
Grow revenues
from recruiters
and advertisersUser Needs Business Needs
21. The Product UX Expert
User Needs Business Needs
Grow and
maintain a vital
professional
network
Grow revenues
from recruiters
and advertisers
22. The Product UX Expert Smart Toy Startup
Make the
mother know
how great the
toy she bought is
Monitor her
baby’s
development User Needs Business Needs
23. The Product UX Work Process
OCD
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24. The Product UX Work Process
• Prioritized Feature list (MVP)
• concept design and main flow
• Concept validation
Concept
• Business stakeholder interview
• User interview
• User observation
• Market research
Objective
• Prototyping
• Usability testing
• Screen design
• Dev ready screen & spec
Design