I’m in a bit of a stalemate with how to proceed with my non-technical colleague.
He comes to me with feature requests that are maybe one to two sentences long “Hey can you implement x feature? How long would it take?”, “Sure, well it depends… do you need x,y,z? Do you need it to do x?” along with a litany of other clarifying questions. One of the questions that comes up often is “How do you want it designed? I can draw up a mock up and you can give me a few yes or no’s on design choices”. But I’m not a design expert and not great with Figma, neither is he, so I give him low-fidelity wire-frames and he gives approval or makes changes.
However, when I move to creating the feature I’ll often get asked to make multiple changes to the UI and am told that the design is “Off-brand” (we don’t have a brand design/standards, it’s just me) and it seems like he blames me for my bad taste. I’ve asked him multiple times to give me very specific details about what he wants when he asks for something, but he never really seems to put in the effort.
What systems do you have in place to reduce friction in this area? Any processes that would be helpful so I can increase efficiency/communication between myself and my colleague?
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r/cscareerquestions I’m in a bit of a stalemate with how to proceed with my non-technical colleague. He comes to me with feature requests that are maybe one to two sentences long “Hey can you implement x feature? How long would it take?”, “Sure, well it depends… do you need x,y,z? Do you need it to do x?” along with a litany of other clarifying questions. One of the questions that comes up often is “How do you want it designed? I can draw up a mock up and you can give me a few yes or no’s on design choices”. But I’m not a design expert and not great with Figma, neither is he, so I give him low-fidelity wire-frames and he gives approval or makes changes. However, when I move to creating the feature I’ll often get asked to make multiple changes to the UI and am told that the design is “Off-brand” (we don’t have a brand design/standards, it’s just me) and it seems like he blames me for my bad taste. I’ve asked him multiple times to give me very specific details about what he wants when he asks for something, but he never really seems to put in the effort. What systems do you have in place to reduce friction in this area? Any processes that would be helpful so I can increase efficiency/communication between myself and my colleague? submitted by /u/Logical-Detail7545 [link] [comments]
I’m in a bit of a stalemate with how to proceed with my non-technical colleague.
He comes to me with feature requests that are maybe one to two sentences long “Hey can you implement x feature? How long would it take?”, “Sure, well it depends… do you need x,y,z? Do you need it to do x?” along with a litany of other clarifying questions. One of the questions that comes up often is “How do you want it designed? I can draw up a mock up and you can give me a few yes or no’s on design choices”. But I’m not a design expert and not great with Figma, neither is he, so I give him low-fidelity wire-frames and he gives approval or makes changes.
However, when I move to creating the feature I’ll often get asked to make multiple changes to the UI and am told that the design is “Off-brand” (we don’t have a brand design/standards, it’s just me) and it seems like he blames me for my bad taste. I’ve asked him multiple times to give me very specific details about what he wants when he asks for something, but he never really seems to put in the effort.
What systems do you have in place to reduce friction in this area? Any processes that would be helpful so I can increase efficiency/communication between myself and my colleague?
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