User-Centered Design
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User-centered design (UCD) refers to a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to product development. UCD incorporates a user perspective and relies upon user validation in all steps of design cycle, including requirements gathering, participatory design, interaction design, and visual design. Advantages of UCD include:
- Enhanced integration across organizational teams involved in product development
- Better definition of product goals and requirements
- Reduced development costs
- Better management of support costs
- Increased user satisfaction
- Distinction in the marketplace