DOA quant findings analysis

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DOA quant findings analysis

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% of role involving DesignOps

% of role involving DesignOps

respondents

Percentage range (survey options)

Number

Notes

32.6%

100%

103

13.9%

1 – 20%

13.9%

41 – 60%

13%

21 – 40%

12.3%

61 – 80%

9.2%

81 – 99%

5.1%

81 – 100%

All but one of these 16 respondents had DesignOps or UX operations (or a synonym) in their title

There are no rows in this table

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cleanest interpretation:

roughly one third (33%) of respondents are 100% dedicated to DesignOps.

likely interpretation:

over 37% of of respondents are 100% dedicated to DesignOps

could follow-up with these 15 respondents to ask them to clarify whether they are 100% dedicated to DesignOps

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How would you characterize your role?

316 responses

Note: Some follow-up with outlier responses is pending

51.6% – Generalist – all things Ops

24.7% – Specialist who primarily doesOps – (e.g., a DPM/ ResOpsspecialist/ creative Operator)

23.8% – Specialist who does Ops out of necessity – (e.g., a designer/ UXer/ design manager covering some operations)

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Number of years doing DesignOps

What is the total number of years you have done DesignOps as a defined, dedicated function of your job?

241 responses; added to findings highlights

20.3% (most common response): 2 years

13.3% (second most common response): 5 years

11.6%: 1 year

11.2%: 3 years

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Forms response chart. Question title: What is the total number of years you have done DesignOps as a defined, dedicated function of your job?
. Number of responses: 241 responses.

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What is the total number of years you have done DesignOps as an undefined and/or ad hoc function of your job?

75 responses; added to findings highlights

21.3% (most common): 3 years

14.7% (second most common): 2 years

12%: 10+ years

9.3%: less than 1 year

8%: 10 years

8%: 4 years

5.3%: 1 year

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Forms response chart. Question title: What is the total number of years you have done DesignOps as an undefined and/or ad hoc function of your job?
. Number of responses: 75 responses.

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col V: What best describes your primary job function before getting into DesignOps?

316 responses; added to findings highlights

46.5%: UX (product design, content design, etc.)

10.8%: Program management

10.8%: Project management

8.5%: Creative / graphic design

3.8% Product management

3.2% Admin / exec assistant

2.2% Research

1%: Events

1%: Non-creative Ops

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DesignOps career level

col W – Which of the following most accurately describes your current level of DesignOps experience on a career leveling ladder?

316 responses; added to findings highlights

25.6%: Senior IC

25.9%: Mid-level manager

21.2%: Director-level manager

17.4%: Mid-level IC

5.7%: Entry-level IC

4.1%: Executive leader

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Education, background, training

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

316 responses; added to findings highlights

47.2%: Undergraduate degree

31.3%: Graduate degree

11.7%: Post-graduate degree

6%: Some college

2.5%: High school or equivalent

1.3%: Technical or occupational certificate

design-adjacent degrees held

Roughly 46% of respondents (144) hold one or more design-adjacent degrees.

35% of respondents (110 of 316) hold a degree in at least one of the following 7 design sub-disciplines: design strategy, graphic design, human-computer interaction (HCI), industrial design, interaction design, interior design, and/or UX/UI. Roughly 24% hold some other degree respondents considered to be design adjacent.

Of the design degree holding respondents, over 42% (61) also hold one or more design-adjacent certificates.

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