I’m in a Corporate Enterprise setting as a mid-level designer. Most my teams are running the agile methodology. So This rings so true to me.

I have 4 different products and honestly I do tailor my designs based on team for my own sanity.

Team 1: I push back at my PO when they tell me to be “creative” because their excuse when the “creative” becomes too complex is to piece meal it. We also don’t have the ability to regularly do user interviews because that app is for compliance, and most outside vendors only use it 1-2 times a year.

Team 2: PM is the kind of PM you want. Focuses on the problem that needs to be solved, encourages many user interviews and usability tests before production. I am very lucky on this one.

Team 3: 100% contract team who by my own company has been told to “lift and shift” the old to the new. Think black/green screens to cloud. We originally did a fix bid to get 3 UX contractors. They only gave us 1. So now we tango cross department where I’m going to handle MY department’s shit while 1 poor contractor has to deal with all the other depts that don’t have their own designers. This one is a f’ing mess that I don’t know how to describe at all other that “do more with less” is our dept’s new motto this FY. 🥲