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SAYING NOit’s part of our job

Simon Doggett

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NINE AND A HALF VERY BAD THINGS

that will probably happen if you keep saying OK

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ABOUT MEhello.

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UX PEOPLE ARE NICEaren’t we just?

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WE CAN FIND IT HARDto say no

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1. PROJECT SCOPEor the lack of it

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2. TAKING ON TOO MUCHfront and back

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3. DEFINITIONthe future is... petrifying

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4. OWNERSHIP“who actually knows the strategy, then?”

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5. USER RESEARCHwho is it for?

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6. METHODOLOGIESwith Capital Letters and Big Promises

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7. UPSETTING PEOPLEsocial media murder

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8. THE DEVIL IS IN THE DATESand deadlines.

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9. MANAGEMENTyou’re the expert

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LOVE YOUR TESTERSor you’ll be doing it

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RESPECT YOUR OWN BRANDbecause otherwise nobody else will

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PLAN FOR THE WORSTit just might happen

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THANK YOU

@simondoggett

[email protected]

bloggett.com

my CV: http://icanhaz.com/uxjobpls