Hustle: Everyone Is Lying To You: The Value of User Testing (feat. Ajay Waghray)
02/13/15 • 35 min
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Hustle: Digital Project Management: Working with Clients and Designers
Most of us are designers at Funsize but we also have project managers who help us iron out requirements, stay on schedule, and ensure the work is meeting the mark for the clients and users. We talk with 2 of our PM's and what it's like to play the part of ambassador between designers and clients.
###Show Notes
- 00:00 Introductions
- 05:01 Challenges of working with designers
- 10:00 Working with clients vs designers
- 12:10 Should product designers be product managers?
- 15:08 Having T-shaped skills
- 16:29 Designers should have knowledge of development
- 20:17 Everyone building a product should have an understanding and respect of others expertise
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Next Episode
Hustle: Honing Your Craft (feat. Phil Coffman)
Agencies, studios, in-house at a large companies, designer on a product team, and, now, working from home at an online retailer with a distributed team. Phil has worked in almost every type of environment a designer might find themselves in.
In this episode, we get a unique view from his perspective about working with humility, discipline, and honing your craft.
###Show Notes
- 00:00 Introductions
- 01:36 Current definition of what Phil does: "Digital Designer"
- 06:56 Who is Phil Coffman?
- 11:30 Small studio, humble beginnings
- 13:43 Working in-house at a large oil company
- 18:35 Web design moonlighting
- 19:20 Springbox: Client services at an agency, working with large brands
- 24:15 Element: Starting a new design studio
- 26:30 Establishing a design voice for a company and building a team
- 31:05 Spacecraft: Merger with Element, and designing on a product team
- 36:00 The itch to work on just one product
- 38:45 PC Part Picker: Design lead with a distributed team
- 42:30 Setting boundaries for working at home
- 43:45 Working with a distributed team
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