Today I’m thrilled to feature Dhiren Patel, a freelance UX designer based in Dallas, TX. I met Dhiren last year while serving as his UX design mentor at CareerFoundry. Dhiren finished the 6-month online course on time and hit the ground running to very quickly become a successful UX freelancer. Dhiren’s story is a…
What do your customer’s pains and problems have to do with effective UX design? Everything. Most businesses exist to solve a problem or a variety of problems for their customers. To create the best design solution for a digital product, you must have a deep understanding of your customer’s problem. If you’re a consultant working…
Managing stakeholder expectations is the most difficult yet most important aspect of any design project. In this post I’ll share some tips, strategies and lessons learned that have helped me over the last 20 years. “Stakeholder UX” Put yourself in the shoes of your project stakeholder for a minute. What will be their experience of working…
One of my UX coaching clients recently asked me about estimating UX projects. In this post I’ll share what’s worked best for me and how you can use it for your own projects. Consulting work is usually billed on a time and materials basis. You come up with an hourly rate and estimate how many…
Once a UX design proposal is approved, it’s time to schedule a kickoff meeting. Back in my PMP days at a large agency, I introduced the concept of a “project brief” to mark the official start of an approved project. What Is A UX Project Brief? A UX project brief is different from a traditional…
Many people new to UX design wonder if it offers good work-life balance. I’ve been working part-time from home for over a decade, so I say an emphatic yes! In this post I’ll share some tips and strategies that you can use as you craft your own path towards work-life balance. Work-Life Balance Is A…