A broader, more informal community of interest that spans across the entire organization, focusing on shared topics such as agile practices or UX design. Valuable for cross-functional learning, knowledge sharing, and promoting a unified approach to common challenges.
Rich Internet Application (RIA) is a web application that offers interactive and engaging user experiences similar to desktop applications. Essential for providing enhanced functionality and better user interfaces on the web.
A risk management model that illustrates how multiple layers of defense (like slices of Swiss cheese) can prevent failures, despite each layer having its own weaknesses. Crucial for understanding and mitigating risks in complex systems.
The process of testing product ideas and assumptions with real customers to ensure they meet market needs. Essential for reducing risk and ensuring product-market fit.
Numeronym for the word "Accessibility" (A + 11 letters + Y), designing for ease of use by all people, ensuring equal access to those with disabilities. Crucial for ensuring inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards.
A framework that outlines how a product is developed, managed, and delivered, including roles, processes, and tools used throughout its lifecycle. Crucial for ensuring efficient and effective product management and development.
A type of sensory memory that briefly holds visual information for a fraction of a second. Useful for understanding how users process visual information and designing interfaces accordingly.
A regular meeting in Agile project management where team members discuss progress, plan work, and identify any obstacles, typically held daily. Crucial for maintaining communication, transparency, and accountability within Agile teams.
Ensuring that color choices in design are inclusive and usable by people with color vision deficiencies. Crucial for creating accessible and inclusive designs.
Unique Buying Proposition (UBP) is a statement that highlights the unique benefits and value a product or service offers to customers. Crucial for differentiating a product in the market and attracting customers.
The practice of quickly testing and iterating on ideas to validate assumptions and learn from user feedback in a short time frame. Essential for agile development and making data-driven decisions efficiently.
The worth of something based on its ability to help achieve a desired end or goal. Useful for understanding and prioritizing design elements that contribute to user goals.
Project Management Professional (PMP) is a globally recognized certification for project managers, awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Essential for validating project management expertise and enhancing career prospects.
The tendency for people to pay more attention to items placed in the center of a visual field. Crucial for designing layouts that maximize visibility and impact of key elements.
The tendency for individuals to continue a behavior or endeavor as a result of previously invested resources (time, money, or effort) rather than future potential benefits. Important for understanding decision-making biases and designing systems that help users avoid irrational persistence.
Impact, Confidence, and Ease of implementation (ICE) is a prioritization framework used in product management to evaluate features. Essential for making informed and strategic decisions about feature development and prioritization.
A theory in economics that models how rational individuals make decisions under risk by maximizing the expected utility of their choices. Essential for understanding decision-making under risk.
A statistical phenomenon where two independent events appear to be correlated due to a selection bias. Important for accurately interpreting data and avoiding misleading conclusions.
Product Advisory Council (PAC) is a group of customers, industry experts, and stakeholders who provide feedback and guidance on a company's product strategy and development. Essential for aligning products with market needs and driving innovation.
The perceived heaviness or importance of an element in a design, influenced by factors such as size, color, and contrast. Crucial for creating balanced and visually appealing designs.
The ability to influence others' behavior by offering positive incentives or rewards, commonly used in organizational and social contexts. Crucial for understanding dynamics of motivation and influence in team and organizational settings.
A type of usability testing conducted at the end of the design process to evaluate the effectiveness and overall user experience. Important for assessing the final design's usability and identifying any remaining issues.
Node Package Manager (NPM) is a package manager for JavaScript, enabling developers to share and reuse code modules in their projects. Crucial for managing dependencies and streamlining development workflows in JavaScript applications.
A non-production environment used for development and testing before deployment to production. Important for ensuring that changes are thoroughly tested before going live.
The systematic approach to managing innovation processes, from idea generation to implementation. Crucial for effectively harnessing creativity and ensuring successful innovation outcomes.
A design principle that states the design of a product or interface should primarily serve its intended purpose or functionality. Important for creating digital designs that are both practical and user-friendly.
A specific viewport dimension at which a website's layout adjusts to provide an optimal viewing experience across different screen sizes. Crucial for responsive web design to ensure usability on various devices.
A Gestalt principle that describes the tendency of the human visual system to perceive lines or patterns that follow a smooth, continuous path rather than a disjointed or abrupt one. Essential for creating designs that guide the user's eye smoothly and logically.
The arrangement of visual elements in a way that signifies their importance, guiding users' attention to the most critical parts of a design. Essential for creating effective and intuitive user interfaces that enhance usability and user experience.
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a comprehensive set of guidelines, best practices, and standards for project management. Essential for ensuring consistency and excellence in managing projects across various industries.
Easy, Attractive, Social, and Timely (EAST) is a behavioral insights framework used to influence behavior. Important for designing interventions and user experiences that effectively change behavior.
The phenomenon where people have a reduced ability to recall the last items in a list when additional, unrelated information is added at the end. Crucial for designing information presentation to optimize memory retention.
A motivational theory suggesting that individuals are motivated to act based on the expected outcomes of their actions and the attractiveness of those outcomes. Important for understanding motivation and behavior, distinct from decision-making under uncertainty.
A cognitive bias where the pain of losing is psychologically more powerful than the pleasure of gaining. Important for designing user experiences that account for and mitigate loss aversion.
A user experience that feels consistent and unified across different elements and touchpoints. Crucial for ensuring a seamless and engaging user journey.
A cognitive bias where a person's subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than their objective accuracy. Crucial for understanding user decision-making and designing systems that account for overconfidence.
A cognitive bias where people place too much importance on one aspect of an event, causing errors in judgment. Important for understanding decision-making and designing interfaces that provide balanced information.
The persistence of misinformation in memory and influence on reasoning, even after it has been corrected. Crucial for understanding and mitigating the impact of misinformation in design and communication.
A psychological phenomenon where the desire for harmony and conformity in a group results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making. Crucial for recognizing and mitigating the risks of poor decision-making in teams.
A set of metadata standards used to describe digital resources, facilitating their discovery and management. Important for ensuring effective organization and retrieval of digital assets in product design and development.
The ability to understand and share the feelings of customers, crucial for creating user-centered designs and experiences. Crucial for designing products that truly meet user needs and expectations.
The strategies and tools used to ensure that sales, marketing, and customer service teams have the necessary resources to effectively promote and support a product. Essential for aligning internal teams and ensuring successful product adoption and customer satisfaction.
Numeronym for the word "Interoperability" (I + 14 letters + Y), the ability of different systems, devices, or applications to work together and exchange information effectively without compatibility issues. Crucial for ensuring compatibility and integration between systems.
The tendency to cling to one's beliefs even in the face of contradictory evidence. Important for understanding resistance to change and designing interventions that address this bias.
The number of pixels per inch (PPI) on a display, affecting the sharpness and clarity of visual elements. Crucial for optimizing visual content for different devices.
A statistical phenomenon where a large number of hypotheses are tested, increasing the chance of a rare event being observed. Crucial for understanding and avoiding false positives in data analysis.
A skill set that combines deep knowledge in a single area (the vertical stroke) with a broad understanding across multiple disciplines (the horizontal stroke). Valuable for fostering versatility and collaboration within teams, enhancing problem-solving and innovation.
The hardware and software environment used to deploy and manage applications and services. Essential for ensuring reliable and scalable application deployment.
Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed (RACI) is a responsibility assignment framework that clarifies roles and responsibilities in a projec. Crucial for ensuring clear communication and accountability in project management.
Any interaction or communication between a brand and its audience. Important for managing and optimizing all points of contact to ensure a positive brand experience.
A visual or auditory cue that indicates how to interact with an element in the user interface. Crucial for enhancing usability by clearly communicating the purpose and function of UI elements.
ModelOps (Model Operations) is a set of practices for deploying, monitoring, and maintaining machine learning models in production environments. Crucial for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of AI systems throughout their lifecycle, bridging the gap between model development and operational implementation.
A phenomenon where people better understand and remember information when it is presented visually. Crucial for designing effective and engaging visual content.
The process of arranging related objects in parallel or at 90-degree angles for visual organization and efficiency. Useful for designers to maintain an organized workspace, enhance visual clarity, and streamline their workflow.
A statistical distribution where most occurrences take place near the mean, and fewer occurrences happen as you move further from the mean, forming a bell curve. Crucial for data analysis and understanding variability in user behavior and responses.
A software application that combines elements of both native and web applications, running inside a native container. Important for leveraging the advantages of both web and native technologies, providing a balance of performance and flexibility.
Situation-Complication-Resolution (SCR) is a communication and problem-solving framework used to structure information clearly and logically. Crucial for effectively conveying complex ideas and solutions in business and design contexts.
The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling dependencies between tasks or projects to minimize risks and ensure smooth project execution. Crucial for effective project management and delivery.
The mathematical study of waiting lines or queues. Useful for optimizing user flow and reducing wait times in user interfaces.
A strategic approach where multiple potential solutions are tested to identify the most promising one. Crucial for innovation and reducing risk in decision-making.