Wolfram Thurm - Design Management

Design Management

Design management is more than project oversight; it's about nurturing team members' growth and development. We achieve this through mentorship, learning opportunities, and empowering teams to take ownership. Design managers play a crucial role in shaping team members' career paths, fostering a skilled, motivated, and successful design workforce.

Focus areas

Performance Management
Setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, and evaluating the performance of design teams or individuals - ensuring that the design process remains efficient, productive, and aligned with organizational objectives, helping teams continuously improve their work.
Evangelism
Championing the value of design within an organization. We act as advocates, promoting the importance of design thinking, customer-centricity, and design-driven problem-solving to stakeholders, helping to create a design-led culture.
Communication
Effective communication is essential - facilitating clear and open communication within design teams and with other departments. This fosters collaboration, ensures everyone is on the same page, and helps manage expectations throughout a project's lifecycle.
Influencing Product and Business Strategy
Leverage design expertise to guide decisions that impact the user experience and contribute to the success of products or services. This involves aligning design goals with broader business objectives.
Stakeholder Management
Understanding the needs and expectations of various parties involved in a project, including clients, team members, and customers. We facilitate effective collaboration and ensure that all stakeholders' interests are considered and balanced.
Performance Management
Setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, and evaluating the performance of design teams or individuals - ensuring that the design process remains efficient, productive, and aligned with organizational objectives, helping teams continuously improve their work.
Evangelism
Championing the value of design within an organization. We act as advocates, promoting the importance of design thinking, customer-centricity, and design-driven problem-solving to stakeholders, helping to create a design-led culture.
Communication
Effective communication is essential - facilitating clear and open communication within design teams and with other departments. This fosters collaboration, ensures everyone is on the same page, and helps manage expectations throughout a project's lifecycle.
Influencing Product and Business Strategy
Leverage design expertise to guide decisions that impact the user experience and contribute to the success of products or services. This involves aligning design goals with broader business objectives.
Stakeholder Management
Understanding the needs and expectations of various parties involved in a project, including clients, team members, and customers. We facilitate effective collaboration and ensure that all stakeholders' interests are considered and balanced.
Performance Management
Setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, and evaluating the performance of design teams or individuals - ensuring that the design process remains efficient, productive, and aligned with organizational objectives, helping teams continuously improve their work.
Evangelism
Championing the value of design within an organization. We act as advocates, promoting the importance of design thinking, customer-centricity, and design-driven problem-solving to stakeholders, helping to create a design-led culture.
Communication
Effective communication is essential - facilitating clear and open communication within design teams and with other departments. This fosters collaboration, ensures everyone is on the same page, and helps manage expectations throughout a project's lifecycle.
Influencing Product and Business Strategy
Leverage design expertise to guide decisions that impact the user experience and contribute to the success of products or services. This involves aligning design goals with broader business objectives.
Stakeholder Management
Understanding the needs and expectations of various parties involved in a project, including clients, team members, and customers. We facilitate effective collaboration and ensure that all stakeholders' interests are considered and balanced.
Performance Management
Setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, and evaluating the performance of design teams or individuals - ensuring that the design process remains efficient, productive, and aligned with organizational objectives, helping teams continuously improve their work.
Evangelism
Championing the value of design within an organization. We act as advocates, promoting the importance of design thinking, customer-centricity, and design-driven problem-solving to stakeholders, helping to create a design-led culture.
Communication
Effective communication is essential - facilitating clear and open communication within design teams and with other departments. This fosters collaboration, ensures everyone is on the same page, and helps manage expectations throughout a project's lifecycle.
Influencing Product and Business Strategy
Leverage design expertise to guide decisions that impact the user experience and contribute to the success of products or services. This involves aligning design goals with broader business objectives.
Stakeholder Management
Understanding the needs and expectations of various parties involved in a project, including clients, team members, and customers. We facilitate effective collaboration and ensure that all stakeholders' interests are considered and balanced.

Performance Management
Setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, and evaluating the performance of design teams or individuals - ensuring that the design process remains efficient, productive, and aligned with organizational objectives, helping teams continuously improve their work.
Evangelism
Championing the value of design within an organization. We act as advocates, promoting the importance of design thinking, customer-centricity, and design-driven problem-solving to stakeholders, helping to create a design-led culture.
Communication
Effective communication is essential - facilitating clear and open communication within design teams and with other departments. This fosters collaboration, ensures everyone is on the same page, and helps manage expectations throughout a project's lifecycle.
Influencing Product and Business Strategy
Leverage design expertise to guide decisions that impact the user experience and contribute to the success of products or services. This involves aligning design goals with broader business objectives.
Stakeholder Management
Understanding the needs and expectations of various parties involved in a project, including clients, team members, and customers. We facilitate effective collaboration and ensure that all stakeholders' interests are considered and balanced.
Performance Management
Setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, and evaluating the performance of design teams or individuals - ensuring that the design process remains efficient, productive, and aligned with organizational objectives, helping teams continuously improve their work.
Evangelism
Championing the value of design within an organization. We act as advocates, promoting the importance of design thinking, customer-centricity, and design-driven problem-solving to stakeholders, helping to create a design-led culture.
Communication
Effective communication is essential - facilitating clear and open communication within design teams and with other departments. This fosters collaboration, ensures everyone is on the same page, and helps manage expectations throughout a project's lifecycle.
Influencing Product and Business Strategy
Leverage design expertise to guide decisions that impact the user experience and contribute to the success of products or services. This involves aligning design goals with broader business objectives.
Stakeholder Management
Understanding the needs and expectations of various parties involved in a project, including clients, team members, and customers. We facilitate effective collaboration and ensure that all stakeholders' interests are considered and balanced.
Performance Management
Setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, and evaluating the performance of design teams or individuals - ensuring that the design process remains efficient, productive, and aligned with organizational objectives, helping teams continuously improve their work.
Evangelism
Championing the value of design within an organization. We act as advocates, promoting the importance of design thinking, customer-centricity, and design-driven problem-solving to stakeholders, helping to create a design-led culture.
Communication
Effective communication is essential - facilitating clear and open communication within design teams and with other departments. This fosters collaboration, ensures everyone is on the same page, and helps manage expectations throughout a project's lifecycle.
Influencing Product and Business Strategy
Leverage design expertise to guide decisions that impact the user experience and contribute to the success of products or services. This involves aligning design goals with broader business objectives.
Stakeholder Management
Understanding the needs and expectations of various parties involved in a project, including clients, team members, and customers. We facilitate effective collaboration and ensure that all stakeholders' interests are considered and balanced.
Performance Management
Setting clear goals and expectations, providing feedback, and evaluating the performance of design teams or individuals - ensuring that the design process remains efficient, productive, and aligned with organizational objectives, helping teams continuously improve their work.
Evangelism
Championing the value of design within an organization. We act as advocates, promoting the importance of design thinking, customer-centricity, and design-driven problem-solving to stakeholders, helping to create a design-led culture.
Communication
Effective communication is essential - facilitating clear and open communication within design teams and with other departments. This fosters collaboration, ensures everyone is on the same page, and helps manage expectations throughout a project's lifecycle.
Influencing Product and Business Strategy
Leverage design expertise to guide decisions that impact the user experience and contribute to the success of products or services. This involves aligning design goals with broader business objectives.
Stakeholder Management
Understanding the needs and expectations of various parties involved in a project, including clients, team members, and customers. We facilitate effective collaboration and ensure that all stakeholders' interests are considered and balanced.

Case Studies

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Navigating the Storm - Managing teams in turbulent times

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UX Reserach

2022

Research methodologies applied throughout the product development lifecycle

Understanding the importance and right application of research methods

Design Management

Design Management

Design Management

Focus areas

Focus areas

Focus areas

Performance Management

Evangelism

Communication

Influencing Product and Business Strategy

Stakeholder Management

Performance Management

Evangelism

Communication

Influencing Product and Business Strategy

Stakeholder Management

Case Studies

Case Studies

Case Studies

Navigating the Storm - Managing teams in turbulent times

Research methodologies applied throughout the product development lifecycle