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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

UX in the Dev Cycle: Moving from Handoff to Handshake

Malte Breitzmann , Saskia Henatsch

Isolated design handoffs trigger fear-driven development and bloated interfaces. Shift to a collaborative UX handshake to accelerate engineering velocity and build products users actually need.

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Overcoming the mindset that users should learn complex interfaces

Product teams often rely on tutorials instead of prioritizing intuitive workflows early in the design cycle.

#2 about 6 min

Analyzing the cognitive load of public transport user interfaces

Evaluating ticket machines highlights how feature creep and overly complex navigation structures overwhelm simple user goals.

#3 about 2 min

Developer anxiety and missing context in complex legacy systems

Delegating isolated functionality requirements over the wall paralyzes developers with the fear of breaking existing codebases.

#4 about 3 min

Designing interfaces around the user's job to be done

Identifying the true intent behind user interactions prevents the over-engineering of software features.

#5 about 6 min

Validating design assumptions early through simple user research methods

Utilizing explorative interviews and paper prototyping prevents the expensive mistake of writing code for untested hypotheses.

#6 about 5 min

How missing design context triggers fear-driven development in software

Gaining deep insight into user behaviors provides developers the confidence to modify code freely without anticipating catastrophic side effects.

#7 about 4 min

Strategic practices for integrating UX into agile developer workflows

Adopting structures like Gherkin syntax and leveraging design drafts as conversation starters transforms handoffs into continuous technical partnerships.

#8 about 3 min

The overall impact of UX collaboration on software teams

Embedding user researchers natively into engineering pipelines produces better software logic while elevating daily developer job satisfaction.

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