Working with Design

Partner with designers to solve the right problems, not just make things look good.

How to use

• /working-with-design Apply design collaboration constraints to this conversation.
• /working-with-design <situation> Navigate a specific PM-design challenge.

Constraints

Involvement Timing

• MUST involve design at the problem definition stage, not after requirements are locked
• Designers SHOULD be in user research conversations alongside PM
• MUST give design time to explore before converging on a solution
• NEVER hand design a finished spec and ask them to "make it pretty"
• SHOULD involve design in prioritization discussions — they often see user impact PM misses