8 March 2021

UX teams are generally massively underfunded, and understaffed. Most I see or work with have a tiny team of designers feeding dozens or hundreds of developers. Many are alone, the only designer fighting the good fight for user-centric design, and data-driven product development.

After some questions lately on how to start your job when not joining a large and well-organized UX team, I wrote up my tips on carving out a space for your work, and creating the right environment for design-centric product development. There are some special notes on mobile issues, or how to move your existing team from traditional desktop digital into the mobile space as well.

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