Overview

The UX career ladder is divided into four focus areas: Building, Executing, Supporting, and Strengthening. Each focus area consists of four different skills, each further divided into five different competencies.

When a designer goes deeper into their skills or takes on more responsibilities; they reach a higher level of competency.

How can this framework help my team?

<aside> 🎯 Ultimately, the main goal of this framework is to help designers answer the following question: “How do I progress?”

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<aside> 🎖️ Objective Define expectations & communicate a designer’s career path

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<aside> 💡 Value Map current & desired skillsets for your designers and design team

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<aside> 👨‍👩‍👦 PEOPLE 3+

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<aside> ✍️ PREP TIME
2 weeks

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<aside> ⏱️ TIME
3 weeks

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<aside> 🤯 DIFFICULTY
Hard

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Who

• A combination of individual that has insights into the designer’s skillsets...

When

• Use this play when you find that any of the statements below are true...

Contents

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<aside> 🧰 Materials Career Ladder Evidence 360 Feedback Attribute Chart

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⭐ 1. Understanding the ladder

Being a designer is not a one-size-fits-all activity. Each individual designer applies a unique combination of skills in their work. Supporting and encouraging the growth of different types of designers helps you create a robust, unique and flexible team, which can lead to a successful career path for the designers.

1️⃣ Skill Tracks