I don’t believe in a cookie-cutter approach to every project, or that if you simply go through a rote process, a great experience will be spit out at the end. Rather, it’s important to take a careful look at each unique situation and prescribe only the methodologies that will deliver the most value.
I’ve honed my own approach to time-tested UX methodologies, through a combination of experience, education and networking.
Tools I use include:
Figma
Axure
Sketch
Mural
Optimal Workshop
User Interviews
User Testing
Maze
Dovetail
Condens
InVision
…and a variety of others that I employ depending on the project.
Methodologies I use include:
User & stakeholder interviews
Contextual inquiry
Workshops
Competitor/comparator reviews
Heuristic review
Research synthesis and reports
Personas & archetypes
Jobs to be done
Journey mapping
Card sorting / tree testing
Information architecture
Sitemaps
Wireframes
Clickable prototypes
Usability testing