Behavioral: How You Partner With Designers From Problem Framing to Launch

Walk me through how you work with designers on your product team, from the first idea through launch. ```hint Map it to the project's stages Describe what you give the designers and what you expect back at each stage, from framing the problem to reviewing what shipped, and anchor it in one real project. ``` ### Clarifying Questions - Do you mean working with a designer embedded in my team, or with a central design team that supports several product teams? - Should I describe my general process, or walk through one project that shows it? - Should I include how I work with user researchers and content designers, or keep to product and interaction designers? ### What a Strong Answer Covers - A clear split of ownership between PM and design, and how decisions are made where the two overlap - How designers are brought in at problem framing rather than handed a finished spec - The rituals and artifacts at each stage: briefs, critiques, research, handoff and post-launch review - How tension between design quality, scope and deadlines is resolved - A concrete project that shows the process working, with its outcome and a lesson learned ### Follow-up Questions - Tell me about a time a designer pushed back hard on your requirements. What happened? - How do you adapt when the design team is shared across several product teams with competing priorities? - How do you know whether your partnership with design is working?