MedAcuity’s UX UI Development Webinar: Enhance User Experience and Interface Design
Driven by Close Collaboration Between Design and Development
The Importance of Close Collaboration in Design and Development
Effective collaboration between design and development teams—at every stage of the UX/UI process—is essential for creating user interfaces that are not only visually appealing but also functional and practical. When design and development teams work closely together before, during, and after the design phase, the chances of creating an interface that meets both user needs and business objectives are significantly higher. This collaborative approach ensures the final product is not only feasible within the technical and device constraints but also complies with regulatory requirements and truly resonates with end users.
For over a decade, MedAcuity has been at the forefront of developing innovative, highly usable, and safe medical device interfaces. Our long-standing partnership with Fathom Consulting, a trusted UX design partner, has allowed us to refine our approach and deliver interfaces that stand out in both usability and compliance. Through this collaboration, we’ve developed a collection of ‘battle-tested’ tips that have proven to be invaluable in creating successful UX/UI designs. These insights are designed to help you streamline your own UX/UI development efforts and avoid common pitfalls.
Check out our Key Takeaways below for expert guidance on optimizing your next development project.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATION BEST PRACTICES
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Tools & Technologies
Invest in tools and technologies that enable and facilitate collaboration between people and teams
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Avoid Inefficiencies
Maintain collaboration between teams throughout the development lifecycle to avoid inefficiencies and rework that results from teams working in isolation
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Sort Out & Rescope
Take time to sort out and rescope efforts as design challenges are identified during implementation
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Design Tool Collaboration
Intent and rationale of UX design is better conveyed through design tool collaboration, not solely specification
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Organizational Mindset
Close collaboration between design and development becomes second nature when it is an organizational mindset evangelized from the top
KEY TAKEAWAYS
PROTOTYPING AND USER TESTING FOR MAXIMUM POSITIVE IMPACT
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Formative Testing
Use formative testing with prototypes to get feedback from test subjects to determine what’s working and what isn’t
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Start Prototyping – Early
Start prototyping as early as possible – get essential feedback on designs before development resources have been committed to design
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Proof-of-Concept Prototypes
Focus software effort on proof-of-concept prototypes where there are questions and implementation risks (feasibility, resource concerns, etc.)
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Don't…
Don’t implement software to test design
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Design Tools
Use collaborative design tools such as InVision, Sketch and Figma to allow for fast prototyping and “real” experiences to yield better user feedback
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