HOW BAD UX DESIGN SLOWS DOWN ENGINEERING TEAMS (AND INCREASES COSTS)

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Poor UX design creates delays and costs for engineering teams by forcing developers to make assumptions and fill in gaps that should have been defined during the design phase. When user flows, requirements, and edge cases are unclear, engineers must constantly seek clarification and rework features, leading to technical debt and timeline slippage. Teams that invest in clear UX design upfront avoid the expensive cycle of rebuilding and debugging that comes from trying to "fix it later."