Foundation of a Successful Design Organization

Matthew Weprin
2 min readNov 21, 2020

Building a successful design organization doesn’t just happen with a little luck or magic but rather needs to be built on a strong foundation of Leadership, Strategy, Inclusion and Execution. Anything less is simply a house of cards!!

LEADERSHIP

  • Mentoring and growing all levels of designers
  • Guiding and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders
  • Championing the design practice in early business and strategic planning
  • Encouraging growth while gaining visibility across entire organization

STRATEGY

  • Establishing long and short term UX strategies with measurable KPIs
  • Forging alliances and deep engagement with product & engineering partners
  • Establishing revenue goals based on a long term design strategy
  • Relating business goals with actual, data-driven user needs

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Matthew Weprin

Sr Manager, Product Design @ Workday with 30 years of experience defining and designing amazing experiences. Previously at Aetna, SAP, Oracle, IBM, HP, & more!