DESIGN

On Engineering Collaboration as a Designer

On collaboration “handoff” and how to build trust and overcome problems

This image is the recognition of my front-end eng that he proudly deserves.

There is so much gratification in working well with people who have an eye for detail and a willingness to follow a collaborative process.

None of this is (just) luck, and I have been through many where it was really difficult, or sometimes even non-existent, to manage the implementation transition.

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I feel confident in making assumptions based on my experience in companies and start-ups as a digital product designer, where I have either followed or helped create processes.

The general case is that one defines a PRD, or objective of the problem to be solved and then validates/verifies/idealises/tests the design of the solution based on the goal.

It usually involves several rounds of feedback, reviews, or critiques in the form of comments, meetings, or presentations.