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Design Management
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Overview
Deploy design resources to help you reach your business objectives.
A design manager is responsible for delivering impactful design results by connecting the dots between business and design at a strategic, tactical and operational level. To achieve this, a design manager can be accountable in areas such as design strategy, design process, design briefing and many more. Some of the topics covered in this module include:
- What are the characteristics of this profession and why is it so important to professionally manage design and designers?
- What are the three contributions of design management that bring value to an organisation?
- How does design management connect the dots between design and business?
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Learning Goals
In this module you will pursue the following learning goals. You will be able to:
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Show understanding of the different definitions and levels of design management.
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Clarify the relationship between business objectives, goals and the way to manage design.
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Recognise the complexity of the design profession in the context of a wider organisation.
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Audit your organisation, to identify and communicate opportunities for improvements in the area of design management.
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Resources
Design Management utilises our proprietary 'Design Management Audit' tool.
PARK training materials can be found in the Livebook, our e-learning application.
