Background information
You know your organisation needs a UX strategy, but can’t get the necessary attention and traction. How do you seize the opportunity to gain buy-in and a budget?
In this workshop, Tim will guide you through the process of turning a conversation about design into engaging in UX strategy, with tools and techniques for selling and embedding this into client organisations. You’ll also learn how to win opportunities to do experience strategy work.
Outline
You know your organisation needs a strategy, but can’t get the necessary attention and traction. How do you seize the opportunity to gain buy-in and a budget?
In this workshop, Tim will guide you through the process of turning a conversation about design into engaging in UX strategy, with tools and techniques for selling and embedding this into client organisations. You’ll also learn how to win opportunities to do experience strategy work.
1.Know and understand your customers
How to boil down the organisation’s strategy & goals
Tune your ear to the language of management
Map your stakeholders and their goals to identify potential sponsors and blockers
Understand how the organisation’s strategy and planning cycle works
2.Make your product accessible, buyable and above all, essential
Clearly articulate what it’s like to be a customer today
Explain what must change about the experience for the organisation to meet its goals
Create a plan to make a thing – a tangible articulation of the strategy
Explain how the work will create value
3.Unlock your inner salesperson
Make the time to rehearse & practice selling your ideas and strategy product
Always to be prepared to pitch at any moment
Make it easy for others to sell - high quality sharable assets to bring your pitch to life
Participants will learn
How to find, create and win opportunities to do UX strategy work
You’ll be given the opportunity to apply learnings through some real life scenarios in working groups and Tim will share what he actually did and what happened