Zahhar Kirillov is a design manager who bridges the gap between design and business, focusing on validating hypotheses and improving business KPIs. He utilizes various design management methods and collaborates with a diverse team to create effective design outcomes, such as prototypes and product roadmaps. Additional resources for design thinking and user experience are provided through several online blogs.

1. Hi! I am a design manager
Zahhar Kirillov, MSc
zahhar@sobakapavlova.com

2. Design manager —
a man, who is
not good as a designer,
not as an businessman,
so he manages a gap
between those two.

3. Design Problems
• Validate hypothesis
• Create new product
or service
• Adopt product or service
to a new market
• Improve business KPIs
• Make customers happy

4. Scope of Design Management

6. More Methods
• Brainstorming
• Bodystorming
https://youtu.be/tpUS1a_SrVU
• Storytelling
• User-Centered Design
• Rapid Prototyping
• Usability testing
• Customer Journey Mapping

7. Design Team
• Analyst
• UI-designer
• Copywriter
• Graphical designer
• Technology consultant
• Customers (end-users)
• Client (and his team)

9. Outcomes
• Wireframes
• Clickable prototypes
• Technical specifications
• User Interface texts
• Product roadmap
• Domain knowledge

11. Blogs and other reading
• http://designthinking.ideo.com
• https://nbhaskar888.wordpress.com
• http://designmind.frogdesign.com
• http://www.designthinkingblog.com
• https://www.smashingmagazine.com/tag/user-experience/
• @sobakapavlovaco