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Opsy Podcast: Design Operations With Dominique Ward

Dominique Ward discusses her Head of DesignOps role at Atlassian with Opsy. This podcast covers What design operations is, how Dominique ended up in design operations, why a lot of operations problems are also design problems, and more.

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DesignOps in the new world of work

Qatalog came together with the

DesignOps Assembly

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to host a panel discussion on the growing strategic role of DesignOps in the new world of work.

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Design Leader Insights - DesignOps with Meredith Black

Alex chats with Meredith Black, Founder of DesignOps Assembly, about what a design ops role is, the flexibility of the role within different work environments, and advice for new designers entering the field today who have an interest in design ops.

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Criminology, Creative and Creatures with Meredith Black

Angelos Arnis chats with DesignOps pioneer and advocate Meredith Black joins us as the first guest ever on this podcast! Meredith discusses her love for true crime, dogs, and her career path that comes with a twist.

Design Ops at Atlassian with Dominique Ward

If design is a team sport, then design ops is our coach. As design teams scale, the opportunity of design ops is to support the orchestration of design practice by aligning our people, processes, and tools. Join Jason and Mark as they explore the role of design ops at the technology giant, Atlassian. They are sharing a coffee with Atlassian's Head of Design Ops, Dominique Ward.

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NCommon DesignOps Podcast

DesignOps veterans Jacqui Frey and Alison Rand talk all things DesignOps

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DesignOps, Diversity and Making a Difference

In this episode, Hot Studio Founder and former Autodesk VP of Experience Design Maria Giudice talks about overcoming team silos and learning to lead with influence instead of authority. She also discusses why diversity is one of the keys to

great product design

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, along with lessons she learned while working with fast-moving companies like Facebook.

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2022 State of DesignOps Report

Download the 2022 State of DesignOps report to understand the trends and highlights within the DesignOps Industry

What does a Design Program Manager Do?

Shubhangi Salinkar interviewed

John Davenport

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and

Sarah Mangerich

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on their role as DPMs at LinkedIn, and learnt some interesting facts about their job!

My Top 5 Learnings From My Design Ops Freshmen Year

Mark Figueiredo reflects on his first year in a full-time DesignOps role and shares his top five learnings.

Ten Learnings from Building a DesignOps Function from Scratch

Heidi Ettanen talks about her first year building DesignOps within her organization

The Future of DesignOps: Design Management Roles shift to DesignOps Roles

In 2-5 years, we’ll see Design Practice management evolve back to the core essentials and specialization of creative direction, design innovation, storytelling, and development of their designers.

Explaining and Socializing the Role of the DPM

Setting your first DPM up for success by socializing their role with others in your team or organization.

Fuego UX interviews Candace Myers from Netflix on the Role of Design Ops and advice for new DesignOps professionals

Alex from Fuego UX talks to Candace Myers, Design & UX Operations Leader, Netflix about her background in design ops, advice for new design ops professionals, and navigating niche design roles at Netflix.

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Lessons from Design Leaders: How Culture Shapes Design at Pinterest and Shopify

Join us to explore the intersection of design and culture with leaders at two of the world’s most beloved companies, Anne Purves (Pinterest) and Amy Thibodeau (Shopify). Alongside host Eli Woolery, InVision’s Director of Design Education, they’ll discuss the influence of company culture on product design, design processes, balancing between creativity and operations —and so much more.

Happiness Ops

HappinessOps

Making sense of Operations in UX.

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The DesignOps Handbook

Learn how creating centralized services and systems helps grow integrated, high-functioning design teams, with expert insights on operationalizing across workflows, hiring, team alignment, and more.

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DesignOps in the New World of Work

Qatalog recently came together with the DesignOps Assembly to host a panel discussion on the growing strategic role of DesignOps in the new world of work.

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A Pocket Guide to Design Operations

Rachel Posman created created this 101 level guide for her mentees through

UX Coffee Hours

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. It answers eight of the most common questions she get from folks interested in or new to Design Operations.

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Team Ops and Product Ops: The Perfect DesignOps Pair

John Calhoun and Rachel Posman break down why these two ops functions make the perfect pair.

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Dialing Up the Joy, Turning Down the Pain: DesignOps at Spotify

Cliona O’Sullivan talks about building the DesignOps practice at Spotify in 2019

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Breaking Down Functional Silos in the Design Organization

Adrienne Allnutt talks to us about the many roles within Ops and how to break them down while running a successful team

Scaling the Craft of Design: An Evolving Perspective on DesignOps

So, how might we solve the DesignOps puzzle?

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DesignOps Field Guide by Invision

Invision has a brand new DesignOps Field Guide out. Check it out.

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DesignOps for DesignOps

Frances Yllana speaks at the DesignOps Symposium about DesignOps for DesignOps

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Is your Design Practice Healthy?

Well, is it? How do you know? What is a healthy design practice? What do you need to be doing to have a healthy design lifestyle, a healthy design life? In this talk, we’ll talk about what is a healthy design practice, how to assess it, and how you can monitor and maintain your organization’s health goals and why they are important to help your design practice with their goals to help the business, its stakeholders, and its customers.

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Let’s Talk about DesignOps

In episode 10 Jacqui and Alison begin to dig into the current state of Design Operations. Get ready for some more real talk around what is DesignOps anyway, where does it come from, what (and who) does it look like, and why/when/do we even need it.

10: Lets talk about DesignOps

NCOMMON

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Spotify Playlist: DesignOps Podcasts

Want one place where you can find ALL the DesignOps podcasts out there? Look no further than this Spotify Playlist

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Collaborate Better Handbook

As work shifts from in-person interaction to more distributed and hybrid collaboration, it becomes increasingly important to understand how to collaborate effectively. This book will help you raise the collaborative intelligence of your teams, drawing from interviews with some of the most creative, prolific, and multidisciplinary leaders, authors, and makers in the world.

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Building a Strong and Resilient DesignOps Community

The session explores how to build a strong, resilient and proactive design community, with limited Ops support.

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Scaling Product Design with DesignOps

In this panel we explore Design Ops with four leaders shaping this practice: Courtney Kaplan - Director of Design Program Management, Facebook Meredith Black - Head of Design Operations, Pinterest Adrienne Allnutt - Director, UX Design & Research Ops, LinkedIn Lauren Liao - Director, Strategy & Ops, Design & Research Lead, Twitter We discuss organizational structure, dive into different types of design ops roles and how they can help manage to design better products at scale. We look at how their teams create effective design processes that enhance transparency, how they set design standards and develop design tools, as well as how they define high-level strategy and connect people with opportunities.

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Meredith Black: A New Era of DesignOps

Meredith Black is back on the Design Better Podcast to discuss what’s happened in DesignOps in the last 4 years.

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Breaking into DesignOps

Breaking into DesignOps with Adam Fry-Pierce

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The Time to Operate is Now:

Have you heard of “Design Ops” popping up across companies over the past few years? Is this role a fad or is it here to stay? Join Meredith Black to learn how she introduced design operations from the traditional agency landscape into the world of in-house design teams. She’ll discuss how to socialize the role, how to get buy-in, and how to scale a design ops team.

Strategies for Building a Resilient DesignOps Practice

Watch Salomé Mortazavi, Meredith Black, and Adam Fry-Pierce in a webinar where they share how to build a solid operational foundation in design processes. They cover how to customize the DesignOps team to the needs of the designers they support.

Navigating the DesignOps Wilderness

A practical guide to defining a compelling Design Operations roadmap and building the trust you’ll need to execute on it.

2023 DesignOps Benchmarking Report

This is the de-facto industry benchmarking report of DesignOps. Delivering insights into the state of the practice, people, and tools of design operations teams everywhere. This report offers a global view of DesignOps from 316 people in 30 countries.

10 Learnings from a Maturing DesignOps Function

Heidi Ettanen, Head of Design Ops at H&M and Co-Lead at DesignOps Assembly Sweden, shares 10 learnings while running and maturing the DesignOps function in times of change.

Community & Career Pathing in DesignOps | Meredith Black Ep 23 | HOTCR

In this episode of Heroes of the Creative Revolution, DesignOps powerhouse Meredith Black joins Thomas to talk about the current state of DesignOps, career pathing, founding the DesignOps Assembly, and much more.

A Googler’s Perspective on Building DesignOps with Adam Fry-Pierce

Hear from Adam Fry-Pierce, Chief of Staff, UX Leadership @ Google and co-founder of DesignOps Assembly, as he shares his experiences in scaling DesignOps, including:

How DesignOps supports the emphasis on efficiency in our current economic state

Figuring out the best and most effective ways to spend your time as a DesignOps team

Navigating the DesignOps Transition: a Comprehensive Guide.

In the ever-evolving landscape of design, the role of Design Operations (DesignOps) has become increasingly crucial. Transitioning into DesignOps requires a strategic approach, and understanding the Design Maturity Model can be a game-changer. This article will guide you through the steps of transitioning into DesignOps, utilizing the Design Maturity Model to optimize your journey.

UX DesignOps Overview: LinkedIn Learning Course

Learn the basics of UX DesignOps: integrating a design team into an agile, business-driven development process. This course provides an overview of the practice, from designing better workflows to scaling your UX team, Plus, learn how to work effectively with developers and stakeholders and measure your success. Instructor and UX expert Dee Sadler follows a successful UX department through the DesignOps process and explains all the interdependencies and communication channels needed to make it work efficiently—every step of the way.