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How can working with PMs
and developers make you
a better designer?
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Know your developers
Seek their expertise
Build the product together
Principles for working
with developers
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Know your developers
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Know your developers
Front-end developers
build UI interfaces and
interactions.
Back-end developers
design and develop the
system architecture.
Dev managers lead the team
through process, people,
and technical excellence.
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Know your developers
Front-end developers
build UI interfaces and
interactions.
Back-end developers
design and develop the
system architecture.
Dev managers lead the team
through process, people,
and technical excellence.
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Know your developers
Front-end developers
build UI interfaces and
interactions.
Back-end developers
design and develop the
system architecture.
Dev managers lead the team
through process, people,
and technical excellence.
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Seek their expertise
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Catch technical challenges early
Expand your technical options
Share expertise across disciplines
Benefits for
designers
Benefits for
developers
Give input into the experience
Build a more elegant solution
Share the feeling of ownership
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When developers
understand the
journey, they are
more effective at
building each step.
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Critique sessions
Schedule in a
recurring session
Set the rules of
engagement
Trust your team
& stick with it
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Critique sessions
Schedule in a
recurring session
Set the rules of
engagement
Trust your team
& stick with it
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Critique sessions
Schedule in a
recurring session
Set the rules of
engagement
Trust your team
& stick with it
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Build the product together
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No matter how good they are,
your design specs aren’t enough.
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Be present &
keep your design
quality high
Define quality
Start bug catching
Make better trade-offs
Take the time to define what
good design means, and how to
recognise bad design
When your devs start building,
start bug hunting, including team
wide events for it
Use your quality bar to make
trade-offs and decisions on what
can ship and what can’t
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Be present &
keep your design
quality high
Define quality
Start bug catching
Make better trade-offs
Take the time to define what
good design means, and how to
recognise bad design
When your devs start building,
start bug hunting, including team
wide events for it
Use your quality bar to make
trade-offs and decisions on what
can ship and what can’t
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Be present &
keep your design
quality high
Define quality
Start bug catching
Make better trade-offs
Take the time to define what
good design means, and how to
recognise bad design
When your devs start building,
start bug hunting, including team
wide events for it
Use your quality bar to make
trade-offs and decisions on what
can ship and what can’t
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Seek their expertise
Know your developers
Build the product together
Principle #1
Principle #2
Principle #3
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Define your roles
Learn the business
Build a vision
Principles for working
with product managers
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Define your roles
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Is it a PM, or a Designer?
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Define your roles
Who are your key
stakeholders?
What are your
responsibilities?
What are you being
measured on?
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Define your roles
Who are your key
stakeholders?
What are your
responsibilities?
What are you being
measured on?
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Define your roles
Who are your key
stakeholders?
What are your
responsibilities?
What are you being
measured on?
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Learn the business
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Learn the
business
Research your market
Know your competitors
Learn the product strategy
Build an understanding of your
product’s market through news
and articles.
Look into the competitor
products in your space and
understand the gaps.
Become an expert on the
product strategy and how you
can help get there.
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Research your market
Know your competitors
Learn the product strategy
Build an understanding of your
product’s market through news
and articles.
Look into the competitor
products in your space and
understand the gaps.
Become an expert on the
product strategy and how you
can help get there.
Learn the
business
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Research your market
Know your competitors
Learn the product strategy
Build an understanding of your
product’s market through news
and articles.
Look into the competitor
products in your space and
understand the gaps.
Become an expert on the
product strategy and how you
can help get there.
Learn the
business
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Build a vision together
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Building a vision
Align on important
focus areas
Debate the big picture,
trust on small details
Define the ideal
customer experience
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Building a vision
Align on important
focus areas
Debate the big picture,
trust on small details
Define the ideal
customer experience
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Building a vision
Align on important
focus areas
Debate the big picture,
trust on small details
Define the ideal
customer experience
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Define your roles
Build a vision
Principle #1
Principle #2
Principle #3
Learn the business
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Your PMs and developers can
make you a great designer…
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… remember your job isn’t only to
teach design, but to learn from others
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Designing with Different
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