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How to Create a Strong Style Guide

UX / UI

March 2, 2023

How to Create a Strong Style Guide

Streamline your product team's design process and position your SaaS product to scale by creating a style guide. A style guide is a crucial element in software development and can serve as a communication tool between your UX designers and developers.

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Product Strategy

A Product Leader's Guide to Effective Product Strategy

February 24, 2023

A Product Leader's Guide to Effective Product Strategy

Are you gearing up for a new product launch and feeling overwhelmed by the many moving parts and potential roadblocks ahead? Don't worry, you're not alone. Product launches can be nerve-wracking experiences, but having a solid product strategy can help mitigate the challenges and set you up for success. Keep reading to learn some key components of a successful product strategy, examples, and more.

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Design Systems 101

February 7, 2023

Design Systems 101

Streamline your design and development process with a design system. Design systems help teams build products that are consistent, efficient, and user-centered. Keep reading to learn more about design systems and discovery 8 steps to implement one with your team!

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UX Audits: A Comprehensive Guide to User-Centered Design

February 1, 2023

UX Audits: A Comprehensive Guide to User-Centered Design

Transform your e-commerce website or optimize your SaaS product with a UX audit. Identify opportunities for growth, increased conversion rates, and enhanced user engagement with this in-depth guide to discover the full potential of UX analysis.

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Unlocking Product Potential: The Ultimate Guide to User Research

January 17, 2023

Unlocking Product Potential: The Ultimate Guide to User Research

Unlock the potential of your digital product and create user-centered designs by understanding the ins and outs of user research. Our ultimate guide covers why it matters, key terms, pros and cons, history, working with specialists, and getting buy-in from stakeholders.

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Optimizing Your B2B SaaS User Experience [Free Guide + Expert UX Review Process]

January 10, 2023

Optimizing Your B2B SaaS User Experience [Free Guide + Expert UX Review Process]

Discover how our UX/UI designers and product strategists improve an app's user experience and fill product backlogs with quick wins in 2023.

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Product Management

Sprint Retrospectives Gone Stale? Improve Meetings With These Quick Tips.

January 6, 2023

Sprint Retrospectives Gone Stale? Improve Meetings With These Quick Tips.

Don't let sprint retrospectives fall off your team's calendar - discover why they're essential for building a strong, productive, and focused team.

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Travel Apps With The Best UX

October 21, 2022

Travel Apps With The Best UX

The travel app industry is booming, so that leads us to ask: what are the industry leaders like Airbnb and Hopper doing so well?

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Our Team's Top 6 Design Principles for Excellent App UX Design

October 21, 2022

Our Team's Top 6 Design Principles for Excellent App UX Design

We'll guide you through key principles of user experience design to help you create a seamless and intuitive app experience. Keep reading learn more about how you can enhance your customers' journey and drive conversions!

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Optimizing Your E-commerce Website: UX/CRO Audit [Free Guide]

October 21, 2022

Optimizing Your E-commerce Website: UX/CRO Audit [Free Guide]

Lift conversion rates, increase average order value (AOV), and jump-start your improvement backlog with high ROI quick wins.

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6 Tips to Optimize Your B2B SaaS Onboarding Process

6 Tips to Optimize Your B2B SaaS Onboarding Process

Get a competitive edge in the B2B SaaS market by streamlining your onboarding process to create a smooth and user-friendly experience that maximizes the potential of your product and keeps customers engaged and coming back for more.

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Product Management

How to Hire a Contract Product Manager to Accelerate Your Team

August 16, 2022

How to Hire a Contract Product Manager to Accelerate Your Team

Improve your product design and development velocity and quality by hiring an embedded contract Product Manager.

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Product Management

What We’ve Learned From Managing Remote Teams for 10+ Years

August 16, 2022

What We’ve Learned From Managing Remote Teams for 10+ Years

What's the best way to manage a remote team in 2022? We've learned a thing or two along the way as a dispersed team based in Chattanooga, TN. Check out a few of our tips to keep your team's morale and productivity high.

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How to Increase Customer Retention in SaaS Products

August 12, 2022

How to Increase Customer Retention in SaaS Products

One reason teams come to Scenic West for UX and Product Management help is to address negative customer feedback and related churn. Here are a few things we recommend to get started.

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Client Success Story - Crowd Wisdom LMS

August 12, 2022

Client Success Story - Crowd Wisdom LMS

One of our CEO’s first freelance clients is still working with Scenic West ten years later. We believe that our long-standing relationship with that client, Crowd Wisdom, is proof of our excellency as an agency and our ability to create meaningful and lasting results through our work.

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Maximizing Engagement and Conversion Rates Through UX/UI

Maximizing Engagement and Conversion Rates Through UX/UI

Creating an ideal user experience that encourages instead of deters customers is both a science and an art form. By utilizing talented designers who understand the driving forces behind CRO, you can increase user engagement, optimize your revenue, and decrease operational costs.

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Using Figma For Design Collaboration

Using Figma For Design Collaboration

Over the years we’ve designed in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and now Figma – plus lots of whiteboarding! We love Figma for a variety of reasons, but most importantly, it streamlines our design stack and makes real-time collaboration possible from anywhere. Here’s why Figma has been a game changer for UX/UI design in recent years.

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Product Management

Considering White Label Functionality For Your B2B SaaS Product? Ask Yourself These 4 Questions First.

Considering White Label Functionality For Your B2B SaaS Product? Ask Yourself These 4 Questions First.

We often hear from leaders of B2B SaaS companies that they either have considered or are currently considering making their product white label to open up new revenue opportunities. When we are helping develop product strategy or gathering knowledge for a white label design project, there are a few things we help our clients think through.

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