Does the Design System you engage have a PM? Are you a PM in charge of a Design System? Are you a designer / an engineer on a Design System team but have been playing the role of missing PM?
If you search for Design Systems, you’ll find a rabbit hole of amazing articles. Here, we only focus on the “Product Management” side of Design Systems.
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Design System itself is a product
Design System should be managed as a product. It helps implement other products in a systematic approach.
Design System isn’t a project, it’s a product serving products. — Nathan Curtis
So, doesn’t it make a lot of sense to have a Product Manager on the team for your design system? Let’s see what can Product Managers provide!