Being customer-centeric won’t spark growth

Solve both parts of the business equation.

You’re currently looking at only one part of the equation:

- What does the customer need?
- What is the customer’s problem?
- How can I satisfy the customer?

I know that not meeting customer needs shrinks a business.

Addressing customer needs only, results in:

Deliverables that clash with existing workflow, create inefficiencies, and limit future scalability.

Early on as a user experience and business designer, I realized:

I must balance both customer needs and business goals.

The business side of every customer need is:

1. Feasibility: "Is this possible?"
→ Can we deliver this? Can we technically do it?
→ Can new deliverable integrate in our environment?

2. Viability: “Is this worth it?"
→ Will it generate profit or ROI?
→ Will be a demand?
→ Does it align with long-term goals

3. Capability: "Can we sustain this?"
→ Do we have the people, processes, support systems,
→ And knowledge to deliver this consistently?

Meeting customer needs is tied to meeting operational and financial capacity.

Understand what’s the variables and the constants in your business equation.

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Thanks for reading,

Ahmed