The document discusses the qualities that contribute to a good experience, including randomness, skill, confidence, and environment. It emphasizes that experiential qualities like colors and tastes are distinct from the properties of objects. The rest of the document contains lists of skills related to design, research, and strategy, as well as a skills assessment identifying gaps in color/shape, prototyping, and the need for help in those areas.
43. Visual Design User Research
Interaction Design Motion Design
Usability Research
Information Architecture
44. sthetics: type, color, line, shape, sound asset creation Motion principle/guideline creation, compliance, validation global design branding branding
mpliance creative direction brand strategy for visual identityframeworks for visual design language brand/product positioning layout &
mposition information architecture content de interaction design NUI and multimodal navigation and command universal designmu
annel design cross-product design conceptual design & modeling Persona development exploration of design options question definitionidentify relevant
tcomes and necessary data methodology selection and tradeoffs emergent methods method development data analysis report writing
communication and catalyst for action data synthesis latent need identification insight triangulation storytelling sketching
prototyping techniques modeling Iteration generation and refinement creative production problem-solving use and cre
am processes and methodologies measurement and metrics competitive differentiation process contribution and improvement tool contribution an
provement integration with team processes and tools continuous iterative improvement insight generation product design service design
effective meetings stakeholder selection and management managing interpersonal style differencesworking across organizational boundaries
transparency communication strategy team dynamics role model coaching succession planning pride in work personal accountability
abstraction from personal experience engineering system mechanismsidentify issues resolve, escalate, or find owners for issues describe discoveries
om behavior or observation identify latent needs and new product/service priorities integrate expected new usage patterns address experience and behavioral
ributes address attitude and emotional attributes describe opportunities relative to competition / trends identify opportunities relative to competition
nds create action plan relative to immediate needs create action plan consistent with future needs contribute to product strategy contribute to cross-product
oss-org strategy employ divergent thinking to influence engineering peers apply work across engineering lifecycle contribute to go-to-market campaig
d messaging develop formative, generative, naturalistic research propose and create consensus for needed human and product centered approach def
ccess criteria and needed deliverables against multiple research objectives innovate new research approaches formulate systematic multi-stage approach
adapt research program to respond to organizational need reduce data to form actionable outcomes enable problem identification apply data
ea finding, problem finding, and problem definition synthesize data for idea finding, problem finding, and problem definition create compelling data summaries
deliver compelling research artifacts create compelling communication via emotional connection to user and context convey real user stories create com
derstanding of usage, reaction, feedback, or needs predict usage and customer reaction contribute real customer stories, insights, and data for go to market
orts inspire new thinking by leveraging expressed needs inspire new thinking by leveraging latent needs propose and guide solutions throughout cycle app
propriate business domain knowledgedefine measurable conditions for success create measurable conditions for success build consensus for success
finitions align success definitions to goals or org definitions create alignment of success definitions to goals or org definitionsintegrate success definitions
o design research process create integration of success definitions into design research process leverage insight on needs to inspire new thinking and
proaches create insight on needs to inspire new thinking and approaches propose and guide solutions align solutions within or across product areas / scena
create alignment of solutions across product areas / scenarios discover and understand root causes to experience issues iterate analyses and
erpretation of data to discover superior solutions create and direct analyses and interpretation of data to discover superior solutions tune designs based
ntinuous iteration tune research approaches to address changing needs provide data and research artifacts that validate success outcomes create and
ect research processes to provide data and research artifacts that validate success outcomes Design for non-US markets Specific tool expertise (Visual Studio
dobe, etc.) Full range of analog & digital prototyping business model and execution considerations Microsoft Design Principles Microsoft Design
nguage Application Windows 8 and Windows Phone Competing OS expertise HTML/CSS/Javascript multidevice, responsive design native apps v. brow
data visualization and interaction design sensors and other small devices problem discovery build, measure, learn (Lean Startup / Lean UX) facilitation