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# UX in the Dev Cycle: Moving from Handoff to Handshake


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 14:10–14:40 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 11
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1467-ux-in-the-dev-cycle-moving-from-handoff-to-handshake)

## Description

UX isn’t a phase. It’s a thread woven through the entire product development cycle.
Here’s how to stop throwing designs over the wall—and start building better tools, faster.

We show that integrating UX doesn’t slow teams down—it increases speed, quality, and dev happiness when done right.

## Speakers

### [Malte Breitzmann](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@malte-breitzmann)

Software Engineer @ E.ON
### [Saskia Henatsch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@saskia-henatsch)

Strategic Design @ E.On Global User Excellence 🖖


## Related talks at this congress

- [The Innovation Formula: Fast Prototyping, Data Analysis, and Real User Insights](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/825-the-innovation) — Nico Seyboth, Silvia Schreier
- [The irresistible UX: the psychology of brainwaves and clickbait](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/698-the-irresistible-ux) — Dora Makszy
- [The retention flywheel: designing products people don’t want to leave](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/713-the-retention) — Madalena Costa
- [Achieving Design Excellence in Open-Source Software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/690-achieving-design) — Martin Keary