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Introduction to Collaborative DesignOps using Cubyts
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 • DesignOps Summit 2022
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Introduction to Collaborative DesignOps using Cubyts
Speakers: Aurobinda Pradhan and Shashank Deshpande
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Summary

We will cover some of the key principles and guidelines of collaborative DesignOps and share experiences of setting up design operations using a tech platform. You will know more about how to: Define a design process and convert it into a design roadmap. Share design goals and measure impact. Manage design processes and activities. Get started with curated set of tools, templates and best practices.

Key Insights

  • Scaling design teams rapidly demands a dedicated DesignOps platform rather than repurposing engineering DevOps tools like Jira.

  • Design teams suffer from silos and laborious cross-functional collaboration that hinder productivity and transparency.

  • Different roles in design operations—design managers, DesignOps managers, product managers, and design producers—have unique, sometimes conflicting needs.

  • Design managers focus heavily on team health and achieving goals while maintaining well-being.

  • DesignOps managers prioritize standardizing processes and organizational knowledge to bring clarity and confidence.

  • Product managers seek visibility into design team timelines and accountability, often seeing design work as a black box.

  • Design producers (creative professionals) want to maintain creative autonomy and avoid switching tools from their favorites like Figma.

  • Design metrics aligned to business goals (ROI) are critical for justifying design investments and demonstrating impact.

  • Qubits enables quick creation of standardized design roadmaps using familiar UX methodologies (e.g., Agile UX, Design Sprint) with flexible process customization.

  • Integration with tools such as Slack, Jira, Figma, Google Drive, and analytics platforms ensures seamless cross-team collaboration and centralized information.

Notable Quotes

"The problem is design teams are scaling fast, but are we ready to manage that scale?"

"Design Ops being pushed under DevOps using Jira or Azure is incompatible with the design playground."

"Product managers see design as a black box; they don’t have visibility into timelines or accountability."

"Design producers love their creative autonomy and don’t want to be dragged out of Figma into new tools."

"Design managers are deeply concerned about when and how their teams achieve goals while staying healthy."

"We found design managers want team health, DesignOps managers want standardization, product managers want transparency, and producers want autonomy."

"With Qubits, you can create a design roadmap in half a minute aligned to your preferred design process."

"Imagine your entire design team seeing what everyone else is doing with all deliverables in one place, removing silos."

"Designers don’t do tasks; they perform activities that last weeks or even months. That changes how you track utilization."

"Businesses hire designers for ROI; if you don’t measure design metrics aligned to business goals, design has no reason to exist."

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