Check out Lucidchart. They have pre-defined wireframe and mockup (iPad, iPhone, Android) shape libraries, so it’s easy to drag and drop elements into my mockup. It’s easy to import pictures, so sometimes if I want a really sophisticated mockup in the final stages of the design, I’ll import designs I’ve create in Photoshop as images, and use them as drag and drop elements.
Some of the unique things about Lucidchart are:

· Works on any operating system, which is great when developers and designers need to interact (Mac, Windows, Linux, etc.)

· Real-time collaboration.  This means that anyone you share your design with can always see the most recent version, and that you can work together with others simultaneously.

· Interaction and Demo mode. There are “hot spots” or linking areas within Lucidchart that allow you to add interactivity to your designs.

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I would recommend Lucidchart. It’s really easy to do mock-ups of the following:

1. iOS devices: iPhone and iPad
2. Android devices (drag and drop) shapes and templates
3. Any website (wireframing).

You can also add interaction with “hot spots”, which are basically areas that link to other parts of the mockup (pop-ups, other screens, etc.).

Lucidchart has a free 14 day trial so it’s a low risk program to try, and it is web-based, so you can access your files anytime on any device. It also allows you to collaborate in real-time — more than one designer/developer can be working on the design at the same time. I work for Lucidchart, and we are currently using it to mock up our own mobile apps.

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Short answer for me is yes it did.

I’ve also taken the UXDi SF immersive class and am currently a User Experience Designer at CloudOn through the apprentice program.

I think the bigger question of whether you should attend is more mixed though.I personally had a good experience from GA’s UXDi program, but I think a lot of it had to do with expectations and effort. I’d figure I could best answer this with my personal experience.

Summary:
I quit my job at a non-profit to do the program, some freelance web-design experience, sales in startups experience, psychology background. Some front end skills. (HTML, CSS, JS)

Expectations:
My expectations for the UXDi program was to help me create a UX focused portfolio, learn the terminology of the UX field, and give me an opportunity to network with designers in the field.

Effort:
I worked my ass off. Day in day out. Occasional all nighters, frequent 12-14 hour days and regular work on the weekends. In this program everything will feel very rushed, and it is very tempting to finish portfolio pieces after the class is finished. I tried my best to finish the pieces throughout the course.

Note: I think Wesley Haines made a good point with ” The curriculum as it stands today is focused on giving you just enough skills to allow you to call yourself a UX Designer.” IMO UX Design is a methodology that helps inform decisions in various facets of the design process. Knowing the methodology alone will likely not get you hired somewhere. Seems pretty crucial to be able to rapid prototype, usability test, wireframe, photoshop, illustrator etc. (at least that’s what a lot of job postings ask for)

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Here are 5 I have seen:

• Focusing too heavily on running with solutions without identifying the real problems to solve.

• Seeing the Designer’s role as one in which they “work for product managers,” instead of “with” them

• Debating minor visual design details when the big picture is wrong or off.

• Going for consistency for consistency’s sake.

• Giving users what they asked for instead of what they need (or letting a Stakeholder do the same) in the name of “research”

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Here are some companies and posts that show product and product management thinking that is exemplary of various aspects of product development. I’m biased by what people have shared publicly about company culture and product development. I’ll add more as they come to mind.

• Facebook / Relationships Between Product Disciplines, e.g. How to Work with Engineers
• Spotify / Scaling Agile: Here’s How Spotify Scales Up And Stays Agile: It Runs ‘Squads’ Like Lean Startups
• Etsy / Product Experimentation and A/B Tests: Design for Continuous Experimentation: Talk and Slides, Why did infinite scroll fail at Etsy? – danwin.com
• Medium / Ensuring Non-Urgent, Important Goals Get Done – To Do to Done: Jank ‘n’ Drank

Certainly, there are other companies that excel in PM / design practices. I’ll add those as they come up.

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