Client Communication vs User Research
Developers should learn and use client communication skills to bridge the gap between technical implementation and business objectives, especially in roles involving direct client interaction, consulting, or agile development meets developers should learn user research to build products that genuinely meet user needs, reducing costly rework and increasing adoption rates. Here's our take.
Client Communication
Developers should learn and use client communication skills to bridge the gap between technical implementation and business objectives, especially in roles involving direct client interaction, consulting, or agile development
Client Communication
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use client communication skills to bridge the gap between technical implementation and business objectives, especially in roles involving direct client interaction, consulting, or agile development
Pros
- +It is essential for reducing misunderstandings, handling feedback effectively, and fostering collaborative relationships that lead to successful project outcomes and client satisfaction
- +Related to: agile-methodology, project-management
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
User Research
Developers should learn User Research to build products that genuinely meet user needs, reducing costly rework and increasing adoption rates
Pros
- +It is essential in agile and lean development environments for validating assumptions, prioritizing features, and ensuring usability, particularly in roles involving front-end development, product management, or UX/UI design
- +Related to: user-experience-design, usability-testing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Client Communication if: You want it is essential for reducing misunderstandings, handling feedback effectively, and fostering collaborative relationships that lead to successful project outcomes and client satisfaction and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use User Research if: You prioritize it is essential in agile and lean development environments for validating assumptions, prioritizing features, and ensuring usability, particularly in roles involving front-end development, product management, or ux/ui design over what Client Communication offers.
Developers should learn and use client communication skills to bridge the gap between technical implementation and business objectives, especially in roles involving direct client interaction, consulting, or agile development
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