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Nellie LeMonier

Perforce Software, Inc.

A user experience researcher and designer since 1998, Nellie LeMonier began her career at Accenture working with clients in diverse industries—from high-tech emerging e-commerce companies to replacement systems for low-tech welfare programs. Currently at Perforce Software, Nellie passionately designs user experiences that align with customers’ mental models. When not doing things UX, Nellie participates on the board of directors of the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund (bcef.org), a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides quick and compassionate financial assistance to people undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Speaker Presentations
Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 3:45pm
User Experience
A UX Strategy for Persona Research

Research into your users’ personas can provide deep insights into their needs and validate your product design. This research doesn’t have to take months; it can often be done in two weeks, during sprint 0. Unfortunately, many companies using agile methods don’t invest in personas and a UX strategy because they think they have no time or believe they already know enough about their users. We typically spend months to years developing a software product. Don’t we owe it to our users and ourselves to devote some time to researching and understanding them?