4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Learn the design operations playbook for high-performance teams
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Learn the design operations playbook for high-performance teams
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Course overview
The design industry is rapidly evolving, and DesignOps is the key to unlocking your team's full potential.
As a DesignOps practitioner, you have the power to revolutionize how design teams operate, collaborate, and deliver results. This course will equip you with the practical skills and strategic insights needed to build or elevate a high-performing DesignOps practice.
Learn to:
- Identify and prioritize high-impact initiatives that deliver measurable impact
- Streamline workflows and optimize processes (and leverage AI)
- Measure and communicate the value of design
- Build a thriving design culture of belonging and trust
- Increase design's influence across the business
Why learn from us?
- We have a variety of front-line ops roles as individual contributors, managers, consultants, and leadership team members
- We've learned from our conversations with 5000+ design leaders on operationalizing and scaling design teams
- We're top-rated instructors with 100+ students
- We've contributed to DesignOps benchmark reports in 2022 & 2023, staying at the forefront of industry trends
This course is designed for both aspiring and experienced DesignOps practitioners who want to make a real difference in their organizations. Join us and become the catalyst for design-driven success.
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Designers: Empower yourself to move into an operations role, bridging the gap between design and business.
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Newer Design Operators: Brush up on the basics and ensure you have a strong foundation. Great for teams of one.
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Other Operators: Gain essential knowledge about DesignOps, and learn to leverage the skills you already have.
01: OVERVIEW.
Articulate the value proposition of DesignOps with the same mental models used by Fortune 500 companies. Through the DesignOps Archetypes, you'll learn key roles and responsibilities within different org types.
02: SETUP.
Apply the DesignOps Toolkit to real-world scenarios, learn to identify and address team challenges, and develop a customized DesignOps charter that drives positive change – all with guidance from templates used in top organizations.
03: WORKFLOW.
Our expert practices teacher, Salomé, will teach you about the most common workflows in the industry, and empower you to analyze and optimize existing workflows to increase efficiency while improving collaboration.
04: TOOLING.
There's an art and science to creating a unified toolchain at an org. We'll show you how to quickly select, integrate, and effectively utilize the right tools to streamline workflow while empowering designers.
05: PEOPLE OPERATIONS.
Understand how to pair with people and staffing partners to build frameworks to best support designers and the business. Get access to the case studies, and coached by the authors, who will be part of the live cohort sessions during this module.
06: CULTURE.
Apply proven communication rituals and feedback mechanisms to foster a culture of belonging and growth within design teams. Learn strategies to create environments where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to contribute their best work.
07: RIGHT HAND LEADERSHIP.
Become an indispensable partner to design leaders. Learn strategic planning, resource optimization, and aligning design with business goals for measurable impact. Engage with experienced chiefs-of-staff to gain real-world insights and answer your burning questions.
8 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
18 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
3 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
DesignOps Fundamentals
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Clara Magnin
Ana Santos
UX Operations Leadership @ Google, Partner @ DesignOps Assembly
Adam is a seasoned DesignOps leader with experience at Google, DocuSign, InVision, and as a consultant for Adobe, Harley-Davidson, and various startups. A lifelong community builder, he grew the Design Leadership Forum to 2,500 members and the DesignOps Assembly to 7,000, gathering valuable insights along the way. He's been teaching DesignOps for 3 years with Salomé, and is the Program Management expert of the duo.
Senior Director Design Systems and DesignOps @ SiriusXM
Salome is a designer-turned-design leader, with deep experience at SiriusXM, VMWare, and Pivotal. She's designed products for several Fortune 1000 companies through her time at Pivotal. As a practitioner and people manager at larger design orgs, Salomé brings a well-rounded perspective. She's been teaching with Adam for 3 years, and she's the Practices and Craft expert of the teaching pair.
1-4 hours per week
Monday Classes
2:00-3:30 PM PST
We'll meet as a cohort for the daily lightning talks in a whiteboarding tool - built to be interactive and engaging.
Friday Classes
10:00-11:30 AM PST
We'll meet as a cohort for the daily lightning talks in a whiteboarding tool - built to be interactive and engaging.
Weekly projects (Optional)
1-2 hours per week
Sometimes, there will be homework for the team. It's always optional and encouraged for deeper learning.
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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