Training
UX Design Essentials for Managers
Leading and influencing design
Foster a great design culture
Make it simple & intuitive
Design therapy
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User Experience Design Essentials for Managers is a one-day course on user experience design from the management point of view. In contrast to the standard Essentials course, this course focuses on the business value of great design, developing design thinking, leading and influencing a design team, effective teamwork, and fostering a great design culture.
Hosting UX Design Essentials for Managers at your company will give your management team the essential, practical knowledge it needs to create great user experiences that your customers will love.
Course begins at 8:30 am, concludes at 5:00 pm
- Course introduction
- Part 1: A business case for a great user experience
- Part 2: Why great design is so hard
- Part 3: The design process and the classic mistakes
- Part 4: Understanding user-centered design
- Part 5: How to make it intuitive, simple, and delightful
- Part 6: Effective prototyping
- Part 7: How to evaluate a UI
- Part 8: Design reviews: how to give effective feedback
- Part 9: Fostering a great design culture
Each section has a 10 – 20 minute exercise. The exercises are either group discussions or design review situations.
Now public!
UX Design Essentials for Managers is now offered publicly. To get a great start, if you sign up three or more managers from the same team, we’ll take 50% off!
Register now, pay later. Course cost is $900, with an “early bird” discount of $100 up to 30 days before the class.
| Redmond, WA Sept 11, 2012 | Register |
| San Francisco, CA Sept 20, 2012 | Register |
| Washington, DC Nov 15, 2012 | Register |
| Chicago, IL Dec 13, 2012 | Register |
Please contact us if you would like to have User Experience Design Essentials for Managers presented somewhere else.
Where is UX Design Essentials for Managers offered?
UX Design Essentials for Managers is offered both onsite and publicly. Check the Course Dates tab for public dates. For the onsite version, train your entire management team at your location according to your schedule. Contact us for more information.
What is the cost?
Onsite: $5,000 per team, plus travel expenses. Public: $900 per person.
Does the course have hands-on exercises?
Yes. Each section has a 10 – 20 minute exercise. The exercises are either group discussions or design review situations.
We have specific challenges that we need help with. Can we customize the course to address them?
Yes! We can do limited customization to the course materials for the onsite course for no additional charge, including customizing the exercises. There’s no better way to satisfy your management team’s goals than to apply the exercise material directly to the problems you need to solve.
We can also add a second or even third day to address your specific needs with custom course material (additional days are $5000 per day).
How large are the classes?
Classes are limited to a maximum of 20 participants.
Who is the instructor?
All course material created and presented by Everett McKay.
What materials are provided?
For the public version, all participants receive a printed version of course materials, For the onsite version, all participants receive an electronic copy of the course materials in pdf format for their personal use.
For more information, please contact training@uxdesignedge.com.
