Presented during DevCon Summit 2016 #DevFutureForward on November 5-6, 2016 at SMX Convention Center Manila, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

1. HOW TO PREVENT
BY CHRISTINE BALATBAT

12. HOW TO PREVENT

16. IT’S NOT DONE YET!

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BE OBSESSED WITH THE PROBLEM,
NOT THE SOLUTION.

30. THIS AIN’T GONNA LAST LONG

31. THE PROBLEM IS OUT THERE.
NOT AT YOUR DESK.

32. DON’T BE AFRAID TO TALK TO PEOPLE.

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BE WILLING TO ACCEPT PAIN AND FAILURE.
STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
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43. UX
UX
QA
UX

45. Insert standard bell curve here

46. FOR EVERY MISSES THAT HAPPEN,
WE CREATE A BETTER PRODUCT.

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DON’T WORK IN A SILO
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49. IT’S NOT DONE YET!

50. LEARN TO CRITIQUE

51. MAGKANO IPUPUSTA MO?

52. Hohoho. Ang hirap ng gagawin
natin!

53. THE LESS YOU WORK ALONE, THE BETTER YOUR OUTCOMES WILL BE.
WEH. DI NGA….

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DON’T MAKE EXCUSES. DO RESEARCH
AND BE CONSISTENT.
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58. LEARN TO CRITIQUE
• Card sor(ng, Customer Journey mapping, touchpoint analysis, content analysis, usability analysis and ux
benchmarking analysis – Google Sheets
• Presenta(on/storytelling – Google Slides
• Project management and Card sor(ng – Trello
• Scheduling Par(cipants – usepowwow
• Surveys and true intent studies – Typeform
• Flow charts or diagrams – Draw.io
• Wireframing and low-medium fidelity prototypes – Lovelycharts, Pencil, Mockingbird, Mockflow, Invision, POP, Pen
and paper
• Screen recorder on phone with gestures on Android – Mobizen, AZ Recorder
• Screen recorder on Windows – Bb Flashback
• Screen recorder on Mac – Quick(me
• Screen reflector on android – Vysor
• Remote moderated usability tests w/ screen sharing – Google hangout or Skype
• Diary studies – Typeform or par(cipant’s phone/notebook
• A/B tes(ng, funnel analysis, CRO op(misa(ons – Google Analy(cs

59. DESIGN SPRINTS

61. FAIL FAST TO SUCCEED
SOONER

62. DESIGN FAILURE PRACTICE

63. THANK YOU : )