User Experience Practices in Software Startups: A Systematic Mapping Study

Table 6

Roles of UX identified in the extracted papers.

Role	Paper
Assist in user-centered product design	S9, S10, S13
Enable users to understand and gain value already from the first product versions	S6, S14
Discover the public’s opinion about what they thought of the developed product	S1, S11
Identify user priorities and problems in software development in the early product phase	S2
Identify different users to propose context-specific experiences	S3
Enable a good user experience while using the application	S4
Research to assist in customer discovery	S5
Assist in identifying user needs, gathering feedback, and designing the product	S7
Assist in conducting research and product user-centered design	S8
Assist the startup to develop as quickly as possible and with minimal resources a product that meets the customer’s needs	S12