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You’ve built the feature. The devs shipped it. But users still don’t care. Why? Chances are that your product missed what truly matters to users. This course helps you break out of the feature factory mindset and start building with clarity, empathy, and intention — using battle-tested UX strategies that drive real impact.
You’ll learn to apply empathy maps, user journey flows, heuristic evaluations, and feature scorecards — all through hands-on labs using real UX tools like Figma and JTBD (Jobs-To-Be-Done) templates. Whether you’re building MVPs or scaling a product, the frameworks are flexible and immediately actionable.
This course is designed for professionals deeply involved in shaping product experiences. It caters to product managers overseeing the full lifecycle of digital products, founders and growth teams developing user-focused MVPs, and UX designers collaborating across disciplines. Technical product managers looking to enhance their UX fluency will also benefit from the practical strategies and tools shared in the course.
To get the most out of this course, learners should have a solid understanding of the product lifecycle and be familiar with creating or using user personas. Prior experience working with design or research teams is important, as the course builds on collaborative practices and assumes some exposure to UX methods in a product development context.
By the end of the course, learners will be equipped to evaluate products with a user-first perspective and apply core UX principles effectively. They will be able to conduct user research and create prototypes aligned with real-world needs, use proven frameworks to assess and enhance usability, and foster cross-functional alignment by using data and storytelling to prioritize UX improvements.
In this course, you’ll explore practical UX strategies to bridge the gap between shipped features and real user needs. Through hands-on experience with tools like Figma and JTBD templates, you’ll learn to create empathy maps, user journey flows, and feature scorecards. You’ll also evaluate product experiences using heuristic methods and build alignment across teams to prioritize user-centric design decisions that drive engagement and growth.
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Is financial aid available?
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