Week / Deliverable | Goals | Date | Sprint |
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Week 1 | |||
**Competitor Analysis | |||
SWOT Analysis | |||
Interview Prep** | PARTNER WITH UXR | ||
• Competitor analysis of mentorship platforms from the mentor’s perspective (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities) | |||
• Analysis focus: heuristics evaluations + visual design + overall flows + SWOT | |||
• Write interview guide | |||
• Screen interview participants + schedule interviews | 2/6 - 2/12 | Sarah Hegazi sprint | |
Week 2 | |||
**Gathering research | |||
Problem statements** | • Notetake for UXR interviews | ||
• Define problem statement | |||
• Write user stories (assumptions, UXR will confirm later) | |||
2/13 - 2/19 | |||
Week 3 | |||
**Research synthesis | |||
Information architecture** | PARTNER WITH UXR | ||
• Affinity mapping | |||
• Persona creation |
INDEPENDENTLY • Information architecture: sitemaps and/or user flows • Start sketching and ideation once key screens are defined | 2/20 - 2/26 | Sprint 2 (Design’s pick) | | Week 4 Ideation | • Sketching + Ideation (assign apprentices different screens - crazy 8s?) • Design critique session | 2/27 - 3/5 | | | Week 5 Sketches/ wireframes / prototype | •Create screen sketches for 3 core flows •Use sketches to create mid-fi wireframes •Create prototype for testing | | Sprint 3 | | Week 6 User Testing | • Provide research with any questions we want answered pertaining to design during testing | | | | Week 7 Iterations based on User Testing | | | Sprint 4 | | Week 8 Final Mockups | | | |