Module 1

Question 1

What are the 5 stages of the product development lifecycle?

Answer 1

1. Brainstorm
2. Define
3. Design
4. Test
5. Launch

Question 2

Describe the Brainstorm stage of the product development lifecycle

Answer 2

• Generating ideas about the user and potential needs and challenges user might have
• Team generates ideas to solve the problem, understand the audience, and identifies needs or challenges audience may have
• UX researchers often involved in this stage - research used to get to know target audience.

Question 3

Describe the Define stage of the product development lifecycle

Answer 3

Determines concrete ways that the product will impact the user. Answer these questions:
○ Who is the product for?
○ What will the product do?
○ What features need to be included for the product to be successful?

Question 4

Describe the Design stage of the product development lifecycle

Answer 4

Using the insights from the first two stages, UX designers generate designs that keep the user in mind. You may create the following:
- Storyboards (sketches that help explore the user’s experience)
- Wireframes (provide outlines of the content layout)
Prototypes (models that allow UX designers to test the functionality of a design)

Question 5

Describe the Test stage of the product development lifecycle

Answer 5

Gather feedback from potential users
- Where to improve
- Interactivity of the design
- Interaction between UX designers and front-end engineers as they figure out how to address needs in a practical and functional way

Example: Such as how color or font can fit the company’s brand or whether the prototype designs are easily understood.

Question 6

Describe the Launch stage of the product development lifecycle

Answer 6

Putting out the product - whether on shelves or launching an app etc.

Design is not necessarily finished at launch - always room to go back to previous stages of product development lifecycle

Question 7

What has five stages, and describes a specific set of steps that take a product or app from the first spark of an idea to the release of the final product?

Answer 7

Product development lifecycle

Question 8

What are the four required components to make a good user experience (at a minimum)

Answer 8

It needs to be
- Usable
- Equitable
- Enjoyable
- Useful

Question 9

A key mission of a UX designer should be to tie a specific __________ to the use of the product. It should be designed to make the user feel a certain way.

Answer 9

Emotion

Question 10

Define Usable

Answer 10

The design, structure, and purpose of the product is clear and easy to use.

Question 11

Define Equitable

Answer 11

It means a design is helpful to people with diverse abilities and backgrounds. In other words, the product’s design addresses the needs of a diverse audience and ensures a high-quality experience is delivered to all users regardless of background, gender, race, or ability.

Question 12

Define Enjoyable

Answer 12

If a product is enjoyable, it means the design delights the user. The design reflects what the user may be thinking or feeling and creates a positive connection with them.

Question 13

Define Useful

Answer 13

A product that solves user problems - one that the designer has identified.

Question 14

What are the five responsibilities of UX Beginner Designers?

Answer 14

• Researching
• Wireframing
• Prototyping
• Creating information architecture
• Communicating effectively

Question 15

Define Wireframe

Answer 15

An outline or sketch of a product or screen

Question 16

Define Prototype

Answer 16

An early model of a product that demonstrates functionality

Question 17

Define Information Architecture

Answer 17

The framework of a website or how it’s organized, categorized, and structured

Question 18

What are some examples of other teams that UX Designers work with?

Answer 18

• Engineers
• UX Researcher
• Program Manager
• Product Lead
• Other UX Designers