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Session ideas for ProductCamp Boston - May 3, 2014

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Session ideas for ProductCamp Boston - May 3, 2014

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  1. For some reason, I’m strangely attracted to taking surveys. They seem like a great window into the minds of survey creators.

    They may also explain a lot about why companies often build the wrong products.

    When done well, surveys can often answer important questions and occasionally provide some real insights.

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    But, most surveys aren’t very good. They tend to be the creation of either a wandering and curious mind or worse, they are the result of the corporate take-everyone’s ideas process. They also suffer from selection bias, poor completion rates and bad statistical…

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  2. In recent years there has been recognition of the importance of user experience in the product development process. Often, job descriptions for user experience roles include elements that are very similar to those for product managers – understand customer needs, conduct research activities, define requirements – and this can lead to confusion and conflict between product management and user experience. In this session, we will discuss how product management and user experience differ and how they need to collaborate effectively throughout the innovation and product development process.

    Submitted by: Jeff Lash. Jeff is a Research Director at SiriusDecisions, where he…

    30 votes
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  3. The ideal SaaS product is sticky--it keeps users coming back to ensure low churn and high recurring revenue for your company. Your data contains a lot of information that will help you see what features are contributing to stickiness and which seem to be triggering churn. This panel of UX-focused product leaders will look at what your data is telling you about customer churn and loyalty, and what you can do about it. Bring your questions to this interactive session!

    29 votes
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  4. "What if we're wrong?"
    "What don't we know?"
    "What did we not even think to ask?"

    These are powerful questions that have the ability to change the course of any project. Finding the answers can be scary, but you don't need to be a Sherlock, Mulder, House, or even a UX research expert to get out of your bubble and find some answers. You know that relying only on internal experts can be limiting, but getting out there can be intimidating. However, your customers want to talk to you. They want to tell you everything you need to know to…

    9 votes
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  5. The production of a design is the most critical. Learn simple but effective tricks for designing delightful experiences during engineering.

    You’ll learn:
    • Habits designers should stop + start
    • How understanding technical constraints enables a great experience
    • Why and how to get involved during engineering
    • Understand how the design can influence the back-end engineering and ways to be proactive
    • Simple tools engineers use and you should to
    • A designer should have their hands in all aspects to create the best possible experience

    Using these tips, we'll walk-thru a real-world example of enterprise software handling over…

    16 votes
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  6. While the software design industry is going gaga over tools like framerjs, Quartz Composer, and Indigo Studio, none of these tools address a critical issue plaguing much of the industry: designing with real data.
    When designing experiences that require users to make actionable decisions, it is virtually impossible to evaluate the success or failure of a design without real data present in the comp or prototype. While these tools claim to bring your designs to life by allowing you to add touch gestures and transitions, they fall short of incorporating what really matters for the evaluation of a design.

    In…

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