Project Management for UX/UI Design - Design Master Class

Explore project management fundamentals for UX design, covering effective communication, meetings, integrated scheduling, leadership, and team culture. Define what is project management and guidance project management in UX design.

Develop and manage a clear communications plan to guide project messages to sponsors, users, and stakeholders. Create item- and person-based matrices to schedule, assign, and control messages throughout execution.

Separate actions from notes and capture them on a master list to improve follow-through and keep meeting decisions clear.

Explore how Jira supports agile project management, from epics and stories to subtasks and sprints, and learn to set up projects, backlog, and roles.

Master the basics of Microsoft Project 2019 for beginners. Navigate the desktop workspace, ribbons, Gantt chart views, and project options, and explore what's new in Project 2019.

Explore Microsoft Project 2019 by building a wedding plan with tasks and subtasks, adjusting durations and start dates, using the gantt chart, outlining, summary tasks, and task information.

Learn how to schedule projects in MS Project 2019, using dependencies, milestones, constraints, and resource leveling, with real-world wedding and bathroom refit examples.

Explore Microsoft Project 2019 views, including Gantt chart, task and resource usage, and resource graph, with practical tips on zoom, time scales, and outlining for better project insight.

Create a simple project plan in Microsoft Project by building a work breakdown structure. Set durations and predecessors, view Gantt and network diagrams, and manage costs and the critical path.

Blend task management with people leadership to excel in project management for ux/ui design, using a pull leadership approach, emotional intelligence, and clear vision.

Explore emotional intelligence through self awareness, self management, empathy, and social skills, and see how neuroplasticity shapes these abilities. Learn how social emotional learning programs reduce disruption and boost achievement.

Explore the PMBOK knowledge areas and process groups, define a project, and follow the five phases—initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing—highlighting overlaps, stakeholder influence, and cost of change.

Explore section 3 of project management for ux/ui design, focusing on gathering requirements and the project kickoff, while reading articles, watching videos, and taking the quiz.

Develop an early, simple ux project plan built around phases like research, design, testing, and implementation. Use backwards planning and flexible layouts to hit deadlines.

Lead a kickoff to align team and stakeholders on project goals, scope, risks, and timing, using internal and client sessions to set expectations and next steps.

Form an integrated team, manage integrated task budgeting, and control costs in section 4 of the project management for ux/ui design master class.

Discover five Microsoft Teams integrations for better project management, including Word, Excel, Visio, PDF, and PowerPoint. Centralize documents in channels with tabs to boost collaboration, onboarding, and tracking.

Learn a simple, reliable method for estimating project tasks: identify scope, build bottom-up estimates, and use clear units of measurement to align schedule and budget.

Plan and run a workshop to elicit high-quality requirements from stakeholders, following three phases—before, during, and after—using a clear agenda, logistics, scribe, and sign-off.

Apply different cost rates in MS Project using cost rate tables, assigning A, B, C, D rates to resources, and display gross cost with profit for tenders.

Gain practical skills in performance management, managing slides and problems, and leadership during execution, with articles, videos, and a quiz to reinforce learning.

Determine your key business objectives and what success looks like. Set measurements and write smart kpis to guide value-based decisions in the sales pipeline.

Use the four 'W' grid to extract client goals, needs, why it matters, and timing, then set clear style, deliverables, and turnaround expectations, learning from missteps that blocked a project.

Master change management concepts in section 6 of the project management for ux/ui design master class by reading articles, watching videos, and taking the quiz.

Explore how scope creep affects the project triangle of scope, time, and budget. Learn to balance constraints by adjusting resources, deadlines, or quality to deliver within a fixed timeline.

Learn how feature creep harms design profitability and how to counter it with a contract. Charge for changes outside the brief at a premium rate to protect revenue.

Balance the project triangle of scope, time, and budget to manage scope creep in sponsored projects. When more scope appears, negotiate resources and deadlines to protect quality.

Identify and analyze project risks with a simple likelihood and impact framework. Apply six core strategies and log actions in a risk register to stay in control.

Explore hands-off client engagement and project reflection in section seven, complete readings, videos, and quizzes to advance in the project management for ux/ui design master class.

Master the design handoff from finished Figma screens to engineering by detailing flows, states, components, and specs, supported by templates and design system references.

Discover how the start, stop, continue technique enables teams and individuals to give actionable feedback, identify improvements, and continuously improve collaboration and performance in a simple, repeatable framework.

Facilitate agile retrospectives by guiding teams through stages: set the stage, gather data, generate insights, decide actions, and close. Use sticky notes, keep/drop/add columns, dot voting, and a gratitude close.

Celebrate finishing the course, access additional resources, and explore other courses to keep building your skills and advance in UX/UI design project management.

Discover the most common ux design tools, including Figma for design and prototype work, Adobe XD for wireframes, envision for brainstorming and mood boards, and fillmore for video editing.

Learn about three commonly used UX design tools—Photoshop for image editing, Illustrator for vector work, and Miro for creating user flows and site architecture—plus extra resources.

Explore six essential ux writing tools—thesaurus, Hemingway app, Air Story, Headliners, Maze, and Optimal Workshop—plus design templates in Adobe Express to support effective user research and compelling writing.

Explore where to find ux writing projects, including daily writing prompts, portfolio examples, and LinkedIn groups, and learn to showcase solutions with mockups.