You have successfully completed the first step. It didn't hurt either, did it? 😊 You've decided that building a design system team makes sense, and believe you've made this key decision that has the potential to change the future of your product. But where and how to launch this exciting journey? As soon as you delve deeper into our article, you will find that the real heart of the design system beats precisely in its people! 🤝

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L'esperienza utente è cruciale.

We can confirm that companies that have adopted the UX culture are actively and practically communicating with their customers. Incorporated with design teams researching and testing into their processes. Approaching the customer and understanding their needs is therefore key. Basis for designing prototypes is to have a design system that the client already has in some “basic” form. This will allow us to build prototypes faster and at the same time verify with our customers (users) that our idea and business intention is on track.

But how do you get to such a system design?

To begin with, it is important to remember that everything is up to the people. Although artificial intelligence can undoubtedly facilitate some of the sub-processes of creating system design, the human factor will always play the most crucial role in it, which is why it always depends on the specific set up design of the team and, of course, their individual experience.

How to create the ideal team? 🤔

At the core of every successful team design system stands a passionate and disciplined team that has the power to make important decisions that change the rules of the game. From our own experience, it is a long way to work on such a team.

Nós experiencia:

• In fact, before you get to the point where you manage to tweak such a team, it is a rather difficult journey, which also cost us quite a lot of time and energy internally.
• But we will give you one piece of advice... start with at least one visionary designer, tech-savvy engineer or product-oriented person who will steer your ship. The team doesn't have to be big. It pays off. Por cura, cosa puesto, ma credo me, un equipo incompetente costá más en el final impacto.
• Sometimes it pays to hire a whole team to solve the entire competence.
• Once you feel that what you are doing is on the rise, it is time to expand the team with more members.

“Remember, the design system comes alive through human connection and creativity. It's not just any other project; it's a passionate call for excellence. “

Who would be good to have on the team?

• UX designers
• UI designers
• Ontwikkelaar
• Product Specialist (on DS)
• Delivery manager or other managerial roles
• Business Analytics

We know that this is not a simple discipline, but it pays to invest in it, especially if you have more than two digital projects and you have the desire to constantly innovate and advance them.

So let's keep our fingers crossed. What benefits such a design system can have, you will learn in our Vorige artikelen.

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