"Most of these companies start the journey from a functional standpoint, avoiding extra layers that may "divert users' attention", such as refined flows, potential edge cases, and, sometimes, proper visual design foundations and user experience. Here, the goal is to ship the product first to validate its value, then address other considerations."
"No matter how big, traditional, or new the company is, design teams always face challenges that make it hard to execute and make their value visible to the company. Is it a matter of company relevance? A matter of the designers themselves claiming higher strategic positions within the company? new technology and new paradigms?"
"Once the design team joins the company, they find a functional product (maybe for years) with no user experience. As I mentioned above, not every business starts with design as a priority, leaving design teams to address foundational UX issues in established products."
Growing companies typically start with functional products prioritizing rapid market entry over refined design, user experience, and edge case handling. When these companies expand and hire official design teams, designers encounter established products without proper UX foundations. Design teams face persistent challenges in executing their mission and proving their strategic value within organizations. These difficulties stem from both company-level factors—such as joining projects late in development—and team-level issues. After nearly 20 years leading design teams, the author identifies recurring friction points between design team objectives and organizational expectations that hinder effective design leadership and goal achievement.
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