Is DesignOps really a new discipline? One could say that operations have always been part of a Design Leader’s responsibility, independent of team size or type of organisation.
Let’s consider:
DesignOps is often misunderstood as task management, the helping hand or team assistant. If elevated, it is seen as a driver of efficiency through processes, tools, and systems. Both undervalue that DesignOps is a strategic leadership competence which is key to achieving the maximum impact of design for an organisation and can be elevated up to business design and enterprise architecture.
Silke Bochat is a Design Executive & DesignOps Leader with 20+ years of international experience in large, complex organisations such as Colgate, PepsiCo, Mars, Beiersdorf, Vodafone.
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