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EVENT DESCRIPTION

User experience (UX) is a critical aspect of any project, yet many project managers have limited knowledge or understanding of what it entails. This talk aims to demystify UX by providing project managers with a foundational understanding of its key principles and importance in project success.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

In this talk, we will cover the fundamentals of UX, including:

• What is user experience and why does it matter?
• The role of UX in project management and its impact on project success.
• Key principles of UX design, such as usability, accessibility, and user research.
• How to integrate UX into the project lifecycle and collaborate effectively with UX designers.
• Real-world examples of successful UX integration in projects.

PRESENTER

Presented by: Michael Miserendino

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmiserendino/

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Michael is a creative and passionate User Experience professional with over 30 years of experience with a human centered approach to designing and developing innovative products. His designs have won awards for their exceptional user experience. The majority of these designs have been websites, software, and mobile products. Other projects include physical products such as tabletop games, simulations, and cockpit instrumentation. Beginning as a software engineer and user advocate, Michael was instrumental in evangelizing the User Experience approach in several companies before starting GravityDrive. He founded GravityDrive in 2008 to focus on providing user experience solutions for a variety of products and services, quickly building a list of clients from all over the world and in various markets. Michael volunteers with several organizations, serving on the board of directors of many, often as the UX trusted advisor. In his free time, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife and their four pets, designing games and helping other game designers, creating artwork in various mediums including studio scale scratch-built models, plinking targets at the range, working on cars, off-road driving, hiking, and hopes to get back into auto racing someday when things slow down.

Things to Know:

• Online registration typically closes the day before the event at 11:59pm.