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Bridging UX and engineering

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What breaks the bridge

In mixed product/design/engineering teams, the most expensive failures usually happen before coding starts. The brief is often directionally right but operationally vague.

What fixes it

A short alignment pass can prevent weeks of rework. I use this sequence:

  1. Define user objective and business objective separately.
  2. Document constraints (time, platform, security, ownership).
  3. Convert UX intent into testable acceptance criteria.
  4. Log trade-offs as soon as they are made.

Why this matters

Working across UX, WordPress engineering, and product management, I kept coming back to the same problem: intent evaporates between conversations. The bridge is not a meeting. It's a shared artifact.

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