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24 alternatives to Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience

Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   UX for Lean Startups▲89

   Faster, smarter user experience research and design

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sense & Respond▲99

   The latest book from the authors of Lean UX

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   UX Strategy▲106

   How to devise innovative digital products that people want

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Guide to Agile UX Design Sprints▲112

   A step-by-step playbook for product teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Guide to UX Leadership▲113

   Best practices for leading impactful UX teams

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Validating Product Ideas Through Lean User Research▲86

   Step-by-step guidance on research to build the best product

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Scaling Lean▲74

   Mastering the key metrics for startup growth

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Real-Life UX Processes▲85

   Peek inside design at Slack, Autodesk, and others.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Running Lean▲144

   An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    UX Design Process Best Practices▲76

    Documentation to move design forward

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design▲75

    Sketching and early prototyping design methods

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

    Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    UX Design Trends 2016▲115

    A 164-page free guide

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Lean Startup▲149

    Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Future of Enterprise UX▲95

    Learn how to create consumer-grade Enterprise UX experiences

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mapping Experiences▲69

    A complete guide to creating value through journeys

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Clean Code▲90

    Handbook on agile software craftsmanship

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Lean Product Playbook▲97

    How to innovate w/ MVPs & rapid customer feedback

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Elements of User Experience▲64

    User-centered design for the web

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The UX Library▲8

    A growing collection of books for UX designers

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Six Circles▲74

    An experience design framework

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Lean Analytics▲100

    Use data to build a better startup faster

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23AB
    A beginner’s guide to finding user needs▲182

    https://urbook.fordes.de/ …a free/libré book about UX research with qualitative methods on motivations, activities written for UX researchers, UX designers and product managers. I have been writing on this book since about 2010 and did a large rewrite during the first half of 2022. (I initally planned this with a bigger tech publisher). This is the link to the full book for online reading: https://jdittrich.github.io/userNeedResearchBook/ (it’s one long page, so it might take a bit to load)

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Design Sprint▲62

    A healthy mash of Lean, Design Thinking and Agile "up front"

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →