Life Cycle

• Product Development Lifecycle Stages

• Brainstorm:

  • Active discovery phase
  • Generate ideas
  • Understand audience
  • Conduct user research
  • UX researchers & writers involved

• Define:

  • Narrow focus from insights
  • Determine product impact
  • Specify:

    Target users Product functions Required features Project goals

• Design:

  • Active development
  • Validate specifications
  • Create assets:

    Storyboards Wireframes Prototypes

• Test:

  • User feedback evaluation
  • Design refinement
  • Interaction review
  • Engineer collaboration:

    Brand alignment Functionality check

• Launch:

  • Public release
  • Platform distribution:

    App stores Websites Physical stores

  • Post-launch:

    Gather feedback Identify improvements Iterate design

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• Detailed Life Cycle Breakdown

• Brainstorm Stage

  • Problem identification
  • Team diversity importance
  • Market research

    Competitor analysis User feedback review

  • Company size impact:

    Large: Limited UX involvement Small: Major UX role

• Define Stage

  • Team Collaboration:

    UX designers Researchers Program managers Product leads

  • Focus Areas:

    Target audience Product purpose Core features Project scope

• Design Stage

  • Development Components:

    Wireframes Prototypes User flows

  • Key Considerations:

    Design coherence Intuitive navigation Feature integration

• Test Stage

  • Testing Phases:

    Alpha: Internal testing Stakeholder review Beta: External users

  • Focus Points:

    Technical issues Usability User experience Accessibility

• Launch Stage

  • Distribution:

    App stores Websites Physical retail

  • Post-Launch:

    User feedback Performance analysis Continuous improvement