These days, saving for college can seem like a daunting prospect. College costs are distinctly on the rise. Between 1987 and 2017, the average tuition for a public four-year institution increased by a whopping 213 percent, and the average tuition for a private four-year institution...
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In recent years, user-centered design (UCD) has become widespread well beyond the design field. Companies and organizations ranging from NASA to IKEA and everything in between have benefited from adopting UCD. UCD is not one of those design trends that will come and...
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When we discuss the “user experience,” or UX, as it is commonly known, words such as prototype, pain points, A/B testing, information architecture, wireframes, and site map get thrown around. However, it’s likely that neither you nor your users are familiar with these terms...
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Think about some of your favorite products of all time. Maybe it’s your new pair of noise-canceling headphones. Maybe it’s a favorite skin care product, or a pair of really well-designed insoles for your running shoes. Or maybe it’s a particularly amazing project management app a colleague told...
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Whether you’re a budding startup, a well-known enterprise, or anything in between, scope creep can be a serious problem, especially when trying to go from a napkin sketch to a working piece of software or mobile application. In any software or mobile app development project, it’s crucial to have a clearly defined scope of work (SOW),...
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“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” — Henry Ford Testers working in the field of IT have to pore over their work throughout each stage of every project, scrutinizing each element to uncover hidden issues and problems. The process of testing starts during the initial...
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