319: Balancing speed and quality in design work
Description
Femke and Charli discuss how to balance product quality with commitments, deadlines, and the pressure to ship quickly. They explore the best approaches to building MVPs and new features, and consider whether AI is influencing the expected pace of work in design.
Timestamps:
01:14 Episode start
02:25 Catch up
07:56 The background of the issue at Femke’s work
10:42 Did Charli experience anything similar?
12:56 Has the rebrand and the new systems in place helped your team unlock more velocity, allowing you to work more quickly?
17:19 What does your team think about MVP?
24:45 As a design manager, what’s your role in solving this?
26:07 Any ideas of solutions Femke can share?
32:15 Is AI influencing leadership’s push for speed? Do you think it’s making teams move faster?
Links:
Femke's new community
Femke’s course “Product strategy for designers”
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