Cross-Functional #220: Whoops!

A small copy-and-paste error caused the articles to go missing in the #220 newsletter, hence we are sending an extra edition for this week with just the articles.

This Week’s Updates

Enabling the Team

Bayer's Bold Bet: How A 160-year-old Giant Is Liberating 100,000 People by Pim de Morree
Bayer’s shift to self-management through Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO), enabled teams to make decisions independently, fostering innovation, and reducing bureaucracy.

Work-Life Balance by Franco Fernando
Explore methods for software engineers to maintain a healthy work-life balance while advancing their careers, emphasizing time management and prioritization.

Product Direction

A Culture Of Good Decision-Making by MeItamar Gilad
Product decisions don’t have to be hard and rife with politics and debate. Here are some powerful techniques to help you decide faster and better.

The Measurement Trap by Mike Fisher
Mike discusses how an overreliance on metrics can mislead product development, advocating for a balanced approach that combines quantitative data with qualitative insights to drive meaningful outcomes.

Continuous Research

Mapping Business And Product Outcomes To Stand Out In The Job Search by Melissa Suzuno
Explore how Teeba Alkhudairi utilized continuous discovery methods to identify product-led companies. Effectively aligning her expertise with potential employers' goals.

5 Different Research Interview Question Types by Rory Madden
In this article we will go through five different question types and the quality of the responses that you will get from each one.

Continuous Design

Head Of Design Is Dead, Long Live The Head Of Design! by Darren Smith
The transformation of the Head of Design role, shifting from tactical execution to strategic, influence fostering innovation and aligning design initiatives with business goals.

Democratizing UX Research: Empowering Cross-Functional Teams by Optimal Workshop
The benefits of democratizing UX research include fostering a user-centric culture, increasing insight generation velocity, and creating products that better meet user needs. [Sponsored Content]

Continuous Delivery

The Root Causes For The Dev-Design Mismatch by Erez Reznikov
Examine the persistent issues in product design and development, focusing on the handoff problem and the more subtle misalignments that lead to inefficiencies and discrepancies between design intentions and final products.

Production Comes First – An Outside-In Approach to Building Microservices by Martin Thwaites
Martin discusses the outside-in approach to building microservices by production-first design, real-world testing, and observability techniques to ensure scalability and reliability in production environments.

First 33% of UXDX EMEA Speakers Announced!
EMEA get a sneak peek into your 2025 experience

33% of the UXDX EMEA 2025 speakers are now live! With amazing sessions across Product, UX, Design, and Development, this year promises to be one for the books. The event will also take place at a new venue in Berlin (with a gorgeous networking area) as we celebrate 10 years of UXDX EMEA.