How can a planner transition to UX? Are there classes/certifications o should consider? How can one break into the field without starting as an intern?

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Nielsen Norman Group. Flatiron School. General Assembly.

I made the jump. UX has many similarities to planning, so you’ll feel at home and won’t be starting from scratch. Use your past experience as a positive.

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Depends on the area of UX. I’m guessing more UX research?

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Really it’s all about creating a portfolio that proves have / can do the work. Initial user research - in particular what information is important to a user, competitive analysis, running Sprint workshops, identifying personas/pain points, mapping a user journey, mapping broad user trends, writing user testing scripts, etc. It helps if you understand and have worked in an Agile product environment. This is a big adjustment for agency folk.

A lot of this overlaps with product management as well so you might want to look into that.

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