18 June 2020: Office Hours / Ask Me Anything

Описание: Today's questions were in order:

Hi Debbie, what do you think about jobs to be done theory?

bait and switch jobs - how do you handle entering a project and realizing..."oh..this is not what i expected". i feel like the worst advice my employer has given whenever i raised this as a concern and to be moved, has been "bite the bullet" and "hang in there"

When it comes to recruiting users for research, have you encountered any difficulty getting participants from the B2B space? I have found that to be a bit trickier in my experience.

i've heard u mention how u love Axure, any other tools you like to use, or use a lot?

Wassup with this trend of major companies hiring full time employees but as contractors through essentially staff aug agencies. And these are a year or more contracts. No vacay, no benefits.Kinda BS. Pros and cons of being a contractor.

What are some of the costs associated to launching an app in the App Store? I am not a developer so I would have to partner with someone to do that, but is there anything else you can think of?

Lets talk tools: Should UX practitioners care what tools they use? If a company wants a specific tool used is that ok? Or should the company prioritize allowing practioners to use their prefered tools

Do you think UI (Visual Designer) - UX Designer - CX could be a career path? like a visual designer can jump to do ux or it requires a completely different skillset?

as a designer how can I make sure I address the right problem?

i often hear how to best collaborate with devs and product managers, what about QA, how can i best collaborate with them?