Project-management SaaS
- Challenge
- Engineering needed validated flows before onboarding rebuild.
- Simplileap solution
- Clickable prototype with moderated usability tests.
- Outcome
- Task success 78% → 94% on core activation path.
// Design
UX Strategy
Most design problems are really strategy problems in disguise. We define the right UX strategy, audience, goals, metrics, and principles, before design work begins, ensuring every decision is anchored to outcomes rather than aesthetics.
// Key benefits
What makes this service valuable
User research foundation
Strategy without research is guesswork. We conduct user interviews, competitive analysis, and jobs-to-be-done analysis to ground strategy in real user needs.
Metric-driven design goals
We translate business objectives into UX metrics, activation rate, task completion, time-on-task, retention, that design decisions are evaluated against throughout the project.
Stakeholder alignment
UX strategy workshops align product, design, engineering, and business stakeholders on a shared understanding of users, goals, and priorities before execution begins.
// Details
Strategy before screens
UX strategy is the bridge between business goals and design execution. Without it, design teams make decisions in a vacuum and product teams wonder why good-looking features are not adopted.
Our UX strategy process includes: research synthesis, user persona development, competitive landscape analysis, experience principles definition, and a roadmap that prioritises work by impact.
// What this includes
- Stakeholder interviews and goal alignment workshop
- User research (interviews, surveys, analytics review)
- Competitor and benchmark UX analysis
- User persona and jobs-to-be-done documentation
- Experience principles definition
- UX metric framework
- Design roadmap with prioritised focus areas
// Deliverables
What you receive
Every engagement produces clear, documented deliverables. Here is exactly what is included in our ux strategy service.
- 01UX strategy document with research synthesis
- 02User personas and jobs-to-be-done analysis
- 03Competitive UX benchmark report
- 04Experience principles (5–7 guiding design decisions)
- 05UX metrics framework and measurement plan
- 06Prioritised design roadmap
// In practice
How ux strategy engagements run
We typically anchor the first sprint on user research foundation. Most design problems are really strategy problems in disguise. We define the right UX strategy, audience, goals, metrics, and principles, before design work begins, ensuring every decision is anchored to outcomes rather than aesthetics. On Residency Road engagements, discovery maps dependencies and success metrics before sprint one. Design decisions are validated with analytics or moderated tests before engineering commits to build.
// Stack & frameworks
Stack we use for this
Research & strategy
- User interviews
- Analytics audit
- Jobs-to-be-done mapping
- Competitive UX review
Design systems
- Figma variables
- Component libraries
- Design tokens
- Accessibility annotations
Validation
- Moderated usability tests
- Prototype iteration
- Conversion funnel review
- Dev QA partnership
// Delivery
Simplileap execution framework
01
Architecture mapping
Dependencies, API contracts, compliance constraints, and performance budgets documented before sprint one.
02
Secure sprints
Two-week increments with GitHub access, demo recordings, and QA checkpoints, client visibility at every stage.
03
QA & handover
Automated tests on critical paths, security review, runbooks, and knowledge transfer to your team.
// Proof
Real deployments from Bangalore
Facilities management operator
- Challenge
- Field inspectors struggled with glare, gloves, and unclear offline sync states.
- Simplileap solution
- Platform-specific patterns, thumb-zone actions, and explicit sync status design.
- Outcome
- Checklist task time down 38% in pilot cohort.
// Engagement models
How teams engage us
Currency
| Package | Ideal for | Investment | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UI/UX audit | Conversion lift | ₹75K – ₹2L |
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| Website or app design / redesign | New launches | ₹75K – ₹12L |
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| Design system build | Scale-stage SaaS | Scoped within design engagement |
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// Company and service positioning
Company and Service positioning is reviewed for production delivery standards by Harsha Parthasarathy (Co-Founder, Strategy & Operations 24+ years IT veteran, IBM, Global Delivery, Program Management) and Keshav Sharma (Co-Founder, Engineering and Lead Architect, Full-stack engineering, product delivery and technical standards).
CIN
AAU-8582
Startup India
Founded
November 2020
Office
Residency Rd, Bengaluru, India
// FAQ
Common questions about ux strategy
When is UX strategy most valuable?+
UX strategy is most valuable at the beginning of a new product, a major redesign, or when an existing product is not meeting growth or engagement targets. It is also valuable when teams disagree on priorities or when design decisions keep getting revisited.
What is the difference between UX strategy and UX design?+
UX strategy defines what to build and why, the goals, users, metrics, and principles. UX design executes on that strategy, the wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs.
Can UX strategy work be done remotely?+
Yes, all of our research and strategy workshops run effectively remotely via Zoom, Miro, and asynchronous collaboration. We have conducted successful strategy engagements with teams across multiple time zones.
Ready to get started with ux strategy?
Share your requirements with our team. We respond within one business day with a clear plan from discovery to delivery.