Varsha Jagdale

Varsha Jagdale — Lead User Researcher at Cisco Systems Inc. Talks and sessions delivered at UXDX.

Varsha Jagdale

Lead User Researcher

Varsha Jagdale is a people-centered researcher who thrives on distilling human insights into user-focused products—and sometimes, poetry. With 7 years of experience in enterprise environments, she has shaped research practices that drive real business impact across product, people, and process.
Known for her curiosity and empathy, Varsha is passionate about seeing the world through others’ eyes and creating synergy through collaboration. Her work is guided by principles of user-centricity, holistic thinking, and a commitment to meaningful impact.

Past talks

1 talk · 1 event

2025

UXDX Community: Building Balanced, Research-Driven Product TeamsSept 2025

The 4P Grounding Framework for Research Leads

It is often easy for a research lead to get pulled in multiple directions. The “urgency versus importance” framework is a good start to help prioritise the in-sight research projects, but it is still easy to lose sight of the big picture of the research function as a whole. Driving a research function or program needs a different approach than driving projects. I have come to realize that the 4P (product, people, process, practice) framework is an effective approach to drive a research function. It helps ensure that one doesn't over-index on any one aspect of the research function - after all the success of the research function hinges collectively on those 4 areas. Solving problems in all those areas results in a more holistic sustained impact. In this session, I will explore this approach and share introspective questions that could help one leverage this framework.

Varsha Jagdale