The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide
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- Create Date：2021-05-23 11:53:57
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Leah Buley
- ISBN：1933820187
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Summary
The User Experience Team of One prescribes a range of approaches that have big impact and take less time and fewer resources than the standard lineup of UX deliverables。 Whether you want to cross over into user experience or you're a seasoned practitioner trying to drag your organization forward， this book gives you tools and insight for doing more with less。
Reviews
Darby
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Helpful and engaging
Edward
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Overall， this is helpful and insight reference。 It was written from someone who has clearly learned to excel in the role of doing UX solo。 I could see it as essential reading for all senior UXers since most arrive at an organization without much support。 The most useful part for me was Chapter 5 about "Planning and Discovery Methods" because of the details provided on getting strategic questions answered。 Everything else was still a good refresher。 Would recommend to anyone who has been working Overall， this is helpful and insight reference。 It was written from someone who has clearly learned to excel in the role of doing UX solo。 I could see it as essential reading for all senior UXers since most arrive at an organization without much support。 The most useful part for me was Chapter 5 about "Planning and Discovery Methods" because of the details provided on getting strategic questions answered。 Everything else was still a good refresher。 Would recommend to anyone who has been working as an intermediate level UX designer or higher。 。。。more
Antony White
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A great overview of UX。 Has a few useful tips and tricks as well as bigger areas to cover。 Good for if you're own your own and wanting to get a plan that covers the entirety of the end to end of the process。 Remmended for new starters to UX as well as those who have been practising for some time。 There's something for everyone。 A great overview of UX。 Has a few useful tips and tricks as well as bigger areas to cover。 Good for if you're own your own and wanting to get a plan that covers the entirety of the end to end of the process。 Remmended for new starters to UX as well as those who have been practising for some time。 There's something for everyone。 。。。more
Kirk Hanley
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This book gives some insight into what it's like to work in UX Design， but it covers almost as much on how to navigate the political waters in a company when you are the sole champion of the discipline。 It's a good introduction to the field， but doesn't go to into depth on any aspect of the job。 This book gives some insight into what it's like to work in UX Design， but it covers almost as much on how to navigate the political waters in a company when you are the sole champion of the discipline。 It's a good introduction to the field， but doesn't go to into depth on any aspect of the job。 。。。more
Lewis Ngugi
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Whether you came from a team to join as the first designer or you just started a company and wanted to built human-centred products， this is the book for you！！ Leah really resonates with your situation and she shares hacks， I call them hacks because they really bridge that gap within a short time， that will see you creating a cadence of always being closer to your customers！
Renato Costa
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Very practical book。 I simply loved the fact that the author didn't simply unloaded dozens of research methods and said "Do this"。 She recognises the constraints of being a solo UXR/Designer and had that into consideration during the whole book， recommending the most important method "If you only do one thing"。。。 Very practical book。 I simply loved the fact that the author didn't simply unloaded dozens of research methods and said "Do this"。 She recognises the constraints of being a solo UXR/Designer and had that into consideration during the whole book， recommending the most important method "If you only do one thing"。。。 。。。more
Maggie
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Killer intro to UX design and a treasure trove of techniques。 I read this in PDF/MOBI form to get the gist of its methods， but will be investing in the hard copy so I can really flip through it as a reference in my day-to-day work。 As a UX team of one， this is my handy sidekick。
Vytas Ramanauskas
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Leah Buley wrote an outstanding and resourceful book on the basics of the User Experience， and how to apply if you work as a solo UX'er in your organization。 I have never thought this can be a problem until I started to work as a 'UX team of one' in the bank。 She writes about the main methods for discovery， research， design， and lastly- how to perform evangelism in your organization to build the right relationships for your future UX work。 Totally recommend for anyone who works as a solo designe Leah Buley wrote an outstanding and resourceful book on the basics of the User Experience， and how to apply if you work as a solo UX'er in your organization。 I have never thought this can be a problem until I started to work as a 'UX team of one' in the bank。 She writes about the main methods for discovery， research， design， and lastly- how to perform evangelism in your organization to build the right relationships for your future UX work。 Totally recommend for anyone who works as a solo designer in any kind of organization， or for anyone who is just starting （or about to start） in the field of the User Experience。 。。。more
Ellixs Tulagan
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Essential reading for any stage of designer。 Particularly useful for solo UX designers， freelancers， for those whom work in a small design team， or those who want to persuade others on the value of user experience design。 Got this recommendation from one of my design professors and I wasn't disappointed。 Will be revisiting this book from time to time whenever I engage in designing a new product。 Essential reading for any stage of designer。 Particularly useful for solo UX designers， freelancers， for those whom work in a small design team， or those who want to persuade others on the value of user experience design。 Got this recommendation from one of my design professors and I wasn't disappointed。 Will be revisiting this book from time to time whenever I engage in designing a new product。 。。。more
Anton Roolaart
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Absolutely one of my favorite books on UX， especially for freelance UX designers！ Can’t say enough good things about this book。 Very practical and complete in touching on all necessary topics with enough depth to be vey useful。
Chesco Igual
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Very interesting approach for getting started in the UX world！ It focuses on both forming the reader with a set of pretty well defined tools， also explaining when to use them and when not to。 It can teach some methods to an experienced UX designer too， or expand their knowledge， although many of them are well known。 I love that it included a "if you are remote。。。" section at every tool。Very recommended for a UX-curious professional in any field， or beginner UX designers。 Moderately recommended f Very interesting approach for getting started in the UX world！ It focuses on both forming the reader with a set of pretty well defined tools， also explaining when to use them and when not to。 It can teach some methods to an experienced UX designer too， or expand their knowledge， although many of them are well known。 I love that it included a "if you are remote。。。" section at every tool。Very recommended for a UX-curious professional in any field， or beginner UX designers。 Moderately recommended for experienced designers， to maybe discover new tools。 。。。more
Tanner
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Short and to-the-point introductory read for UX design。 I wanted to review this book as a possible recommendation for design students and was not disappointed。 If you’re at all experienced in UX design you’ll find the book to be a light read of familiar or even habitual information and processes。 But if you’re inexperienced in the world of product design， this can be a great introduction。
Jassim
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If you haven’t read any UX related books， this is the very first book you have to read。 It is focused on UX practices and gives us a total outline of the disciplines。
Simon Vandereecken
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Was on my shelf for quite a long time， a very good book for anyone having to do all the UX work in a company， be it a big structure or a startup。 This book does a very good job at giving you some tools you can use to start doing a great job and some basis on which you can evolve later。 Especially useful for people in startups where you have to do a lot of things in a short span of time。 And really important for anyone starting into the UX field。
Zixuan Li
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A practical guide for new designers， goal-driven while respecting the design process。
Jeremi Dudu
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Was hesitant to get this but worth it I found that I was already doing some of the suggestions in this book as a UX person tackling a lot in my everyday job。 Leah provides a pragmatic guide to what UXers go through and how to deal with being tossed in to a very abstract field companies are still trying to figure out。
Ying Ying S
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A very practical book！ It isn't the most informative in terms of concept and theory but is helpful in providing methods and techniques to implement at different stages of projects。 A useful guide when you don't know when/where to start something。 A very practical book！ It isn't the most informative in terms of concept and theory but is helpful in providing methods and techniques to implement at different stages of projects。 A useful guide when you don't know when/where to start something。 。。。more
Kevin Jarvis
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Nice explanations of methods and techniques for quick but effective UX practices when under pressure。 If you are truly a UX team of one （I’m not） then this book offers a lot of very practical help and guidance。
Marek
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Nice book for beginner UX designers。 Explained methods of what and how you can do and how to deal with it when you are the only one UX in the company （or work remotely）。 Good examples of materials to use。 Go ahead and use it like a textbook - no need to read from cover to cover。The book is very nicely published。
Bryan
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Recommended for anyone interested in UX。 This makes for a great reference guide， as it’s filled with excel uses designed for small teams。
Tomi Ola
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The perfect companion for every UX practitioner; rookie and veteran alike。
lisa
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This is a good pamphlet on user experience methods for those starting out or just curious about the field， considering it was first published in 2008。 A lot of what we do as designers revolves around the methods described， and now I know the "proper" names to those。 But this is not an ideal format to consult these methods， given that nowadays we have so many sources of online quality material。 This is a good pamphlet on user experience methods for those starting out or just curious about the field， considering it was first published in 2008。 A lot of what we do as designers revolves around the methods described， and now I know the "proper" names to those。 But this is not an ideal format to consult these methods， given that nowadays we have so many sources of online quality material。 。。。more
Jody
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A solid UX guide for newcomers。I had meant to read this years ago and finally got around to it。 While it's always good to get fresh perspectives from trusted pros， I would have gotten more out if this when I first transitioned into the field。 A solid UX guide for newcomers。I had meant to read this years ago and finally got around to it。 While it's always good to get fresh perspectives from trusted pros， I would have gotten more out if this when I first transitioned into the field。 。。。more
Henry Cooksley
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I actually feel like I can do UX now - a great， practical book！
Jess
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Like with INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love， this isn't the kind of book I'm just going to recommend to everyone but it's very， very solid and actionable for people who are passionate about content strategy and user experience。 I plan to use many of the tactics in here to get more done and expand my UX wheelhouse。 Like with INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love， this isn't the kind of book I'm just going to recommend to everyone but it's very， very solid and actionable for people who are passionate about content strategy and user experience。 I plan to use many of the tactics in here to get more done and expand my UX wheelhouse。 。。。more
Renato Poulicer
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This was an awesome book for me。 Leah made a book that can be used for any designer and specially to those who work by themselves。 There are a lot of great tecniques and I simply loved it。
Max
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This is an interesting handbook for methods that you can use as a junior designer。 I feel like this is a book that you have ready on your shelf and take out once in a while to gather some inspiration。
Mathew Blanc
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A well-written， practical， introductory guide to UX practices。 Would recommend！
Ilinalta
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This was highly recommended for people in the same position as me。 After reading the book， I can see why。 The first half of this book talked about what to do in the position of being the solo UXer in the company。 How to speak to people to get them onboard with better ux， how to sell ux to the stakeholders and etc。 I found the first half to be very helpful。 The second half of the book talks about the different techniques used for user research， gathering requirements， etc。 I found this section to This was highly recommended for people in the same position as me。 After reading the book， I can see why。 The first half of this book talked about what to do in the position of being the solo UXer in the company。 How to speak to people to get them onboard with better ux， how to sell ux to the stakeholders and etc。 I found the first half to be very helpful。 The second half of the book talks about the different techniques used for user research， gathering requirements， etc。 I found this section to be more reference material than anything else。 It creates a situation where you want to keep this book around for inspiration during times of blockage。 And if you ever lose sight of your ways， the first half of the book is a great reminder of what to do about it。 。。。more
Dominika
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