This week we look at removing features, discovery handoffs, automating Figma and avoiding premature abstractions.
Enabling the Team
Connecting Strategy to Action - Anti-Patterns in OKRs by Andrew Blain and Paul Fitzmaurice
OKRs are great - when used right. Common issues include matrix teams, when used as a control, when they define solutions or when timelines don't align.
An American Icon Being Acquired By A Chinese Giant by Bram van der Lecq
When Haier bought General Electric Appliances they left the existing team intact and let them organically explore the parent company way of working.
Product Vision
Removing Features Without Pissing Off Your Users (and Why You Should) by Richard Yang
Feature bloat can negatively impact your product. Does it meet the minimum bar for usage? Do engaged users have higher retention?
Feature bloat can negatively impact your product. Does it meet the minimum bar for usage? Do engaged users have higher retention?
Shipping Fast Is Your Product Strategy by Marc Antoine Lacroix
You need both speed and quality. Set up a pull system for your developers, measure lead time, think simple, build a design system and make quick decisions.
Continuous Research
Discovery Hand-Offs Kill Momentum: Here’s What to Do Instead by Teresa Torres
Not everyone can be involved everywhere all the time. Make discovery visible and digestible and remind people continuously that they can follow along.
How To Conduct User Interviews by Patrick Thornton
Use the double diamond methodology to uncover the true user problems and how to frame the right questions to solve these problems.
Ideate & Design
The Problem With “Click Here” And “Learn More” Links by Cynthia Marinakos
Are you guilty of using 'Click here' or 'Learn More' links? Well, click here to learn why they don't work and what alternatives you can use for a smoother user journey.
Automating Figma by Jordan Singer
Jordan shares his journey developing a general-purpose automator for Figma, including some interesting examples of how people are using it.
Architect & Build
Avoiding Premature Software Abstractions by Jonas Tulstrup
Too granular abstractions increase cognitive load, following patterns too early increases boilerplate, removing all coupling increased complexity.
A dive through Expedia's BFF architecture and along with the pro's and con's.
The most successful companies are product-driven.
The ways the teams are set up will influence what problems and opportunities are tackled and how the product teams collaborate.
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Conferences
UXDX USA | 29-31 March
UXDX APAC | 22-24 June
UXDX EMEA | 12-14 Oct
Community Events
How Product-Led Organisations Do things Differently | 24 November
UXDX Community Africa | 13 Jan
UXDX USA | 29-31 March
UXDX APAC | 22-24 June
UXDX EMEA | 12-14 Oct
Community Events
How Product-Led Organisations Do things Differently | 24 November
UXDX Community Africa | 13 Jan
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