Metrics and Design, Jess
This is an essential course for designers, because I can know a lot about Excel or Google Analytics, but if I don’t ask the right questions, it’s useless
This is an essential course for designers, because I can know a lot about Excel or Google Analytics, but if I don’t ask the right questions, it’s useless
We learn that the important thing is not just the number but understanding the collection and analysis process because that’s how we add value. More than a course, it’s a reference book.
I went from not knowing much to knowing a lot in just a week. It’s not a heavy course where we see lots of numbers. It’s very dynamic.
This is a great course because as designers, it’s hard for us to talk to business areas, and being able to use metrics helps us communicate with other areas on an equal footing
We learn how metrics relate to the product and the business. Now I know how Design decisions influence other areas and how to measure it
It gave me a foundation for integrating metrics into the design process. I gained a super important skill for my career because if we don’t measure design, we can’t sell it
This isn’t a course where we just look at numbers. It’s a course where you learn processes and ways of thinking when using metrics
I learnt that you can talk about design in terms of metrics, and that helps to add value to design and connect with the business
The course teaches you how to develop a thinking process for using metrics. It teaches you to how to think, and that’s much more valuable than knowing how to use specific tools or a …
I came in as a blank slate and I’m leaving with gold