Jun-Dec 2022
Epam University
About company
EPAM Systems is an American company that specializes in software engineering services, digital platform engineering, and digital product design. It was founded in 1993 by Arkadiy Dobkin and Leo Lozner in New Jersey, USA, and Mink, simultaneously. I
n 2022, EPAM is headquartered in Newtown, PA, with a further 22 offices throughout the USA. It was named a Forbes Global 2000 Company in 2021. For the second year in a row, the company is ranked as the top IT services company on Fortune’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list.
EPAM records its first billion-dollar revenue quarter and expands into over 40 countries and regions. The Company is included in the Forbes Global 2000 list and added to the S&P 500.
Goal
I found out about the UX training program and decided to apply for it. After a test and an interview, I was enrolled as one of the 47 students from 560 candidates. As a result, I've acquired much practical knowledge and thrilling experience of a design community.
Test
I created a Ukraine travel app concept for young travelers and identified pain points through user research.
These included difficulties in finding places to relax quickly, the inability to spontaneously travel, challenges in organizing travel routes, and trouble remembering previously visited locations. Additionally, users preferred destinations that were close by due to time constraints.
Mockups of the travel app
Practice
All in all we had 22 Lectures and 4 Workshops + Daily meetings with our curators from Epam (80 meetings)
Work in a team
Follow up, business correspondence rules, feedback
Workshop. Design Thinking
Design thinking process, brainstorming
UX kick-off
Kick-off plan, before, during and after kick-off
Understanding of users. Types of research
Surveys, interviews, competative analysis, other methods
Workshop. Customer journey map
Experience mapping, prioritizing, aligning metrics, action plan
Types of mapping
Concept models, mental models
Information architecture
IA patterns, navigation
Jobs and user stories
Jobs stories, user stories, acceptance criteria
Effort estimation
Agile estimation methods
Accessibility
Universal design, Accessibility audit
UX writing
Tone of voice, content strategy, inclusivness, UX writing rules
Testing
User testing, usability testing, A/B testing, MVP, 5 sec test, fake door test
Visual design
Grid, layout, gestalt, icons
Typography
Type classifications, choosing type for screen
Data visualization
Common charts, dashboard
Design systems
Atomic design, design audit, system structure
