Design leadership & the value of design, building a Design System, & how to choose KPIs
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Experience Design Digest features a curation of high quality content to support B2B product teams and begins this week with an article around the importance of communicating the value of design across an organisation. Also this week, a roadmap on the building of a Design System and guidance on selecting KPIs to measure your product's process.
Jesse James Garrett, an executive design leadership coach, discusses the cultural disconnect between design teams and the rest of the organisation. Jesse James Garrett states that design leaders must be clear about the value their teams bring to the organisation and the values they uphold. By reconciling these two aspects, design leaders can effectively communicate their strategies and ensure that their teams are valued and understood within the organisation.
This comprehensive guide by Ness Grixti provides a roadmap for those looking to build or enhance their design systems. It covers everything from understanding what a component is to the importance of research, design, build, and release phases in the component creation process. A well-thought-out process is crucial for creating effective design systems. By following a structured approach, designers can ensure that their components are accessible, well-documented, and aligned with the needs of the organisation.
In Roman Pichler's latest YouTube video, he talks about how important it is to set the right KPIs for your product. Getting this right enables you to make data-based evaluations on how your product is doing, while also retaining the flexibility to reset them as milestones are met.
In Conclusion
Keeping abreast of latest or best practices is hard when working on BAU work or when part of a small team. Every week, Experience Design Digest brings together a small volume of articles to inform, inspire and educate those working on B2B software products. We hope they're helpful!
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