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S1E1. Becca Nicoara: Scope, Process, Operations, Playbooks, Executive Communcation, Being a UX Researcher II at Microsoft
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S1E1. Becca Nicoara: Scope, Process, Operations, Playbooks, Executive Communcation, Being a UX Researcher II at Microsoft

#UX Research #Stakeholder Managment #Career Transition #Process Driven Impact

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Chapters:

1:20 Introduction to Becca Nicoara

6:49 What does it mean to be a User Researcher II at Microsoft?

11:09 Stakeholder management & the levels of strategy for UX research

18:49 The UX research playbook

22:00 What is “scope” and why is it important?

24:53 Cross-functional communication  

27:20 The value of constraints

32:39 The impact of relationship building on collaborative communication 

38:50 What are some of the most important skills to have in your current role?  

43:30 Executive communication 

47:52 Becca’s path into UX research 

1:07:55 Advice for conveying research results

1:10:40 Becca’s favorite topic: Process & Operations

1:17:40 Becca’s Hot Take: She loves Microsoft research repository (HITTS)

1:21:28 Question from a mentee

Referenced:

NN/g: https://www.nngroup.com/

Special Thanks to:

Intro Music:
"I Got a Stick Arr Bryan Teoh" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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