Enterprise DesignOps

Scale design quality across teams. Governance frameworks, design systems, and quality gates that ship on time and meet standards.

  • Governance that ships
  • Systems that scale
  • Quality gates by default

Enterprise <span>DesignOps</span>

Enterprise DesignOps transforms design from bottleneck to strategic advantage. We build governance frameworks, design systems, and quality gates that scale across distributed teams while maintaining consistency, compliance, and velocity.

Complex IA & RBAC

Multi-tier information architecture with role-based access controls for enterprise-scale products.

Compliance & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508, and industry-specific compliance built into design workflows.

Design Ops & Governance

Decision rights, approval boards, review cadences, and change control processes.

Workflow & Tooling

Integrated pipelines from design to deployment with automated handoffs and versioning.

Metrics & Quality Gates

Automated quality checks, performance budgets, and release criteria enforcement.

Accessibility‑ready by default

WCAG 2.2 AA compliance baked into every design decision.

Outcomes & Proof

Measurable improvements in velocity, quality, and compliance across enterprise design organizations.

58%

Cycle Time

From design kickoff to production deployment with automated gates.

62%

Defects Escaped

Quality gates catch issues before they reach production environments.

94%

Accessibility AA Pass

WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance verified at design and code stages.

65%

Design Debt

Systematic governance reduces technical and design debt accumulation.

Trusted by industry leaders

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Featured Case Studies

Real projects. Real impact.

E-commerce Platform Redesign
E-COMMERCE
+38% Conversion

Fashion Retailer Mobile Experience

Complete mobile app redesign resulting in 38% increase in conversion rates and 52% reduction in cart abandonment.

SaaS Dashboard Optimization
SAAS
+65% Conversion

Analytics Platform Redesign

Simplified complex data visualization leading to 65% increase in daily active users and 40% reduction in support tickets.

Banking App Innovation
FINTECH
+42% Conversion

Digital Banking Experience

Redesigned mobile banking app with enhanced security and accessibility, achieving 42% improvement in user satisfaction.

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Enterprise Design Ops — Our Process

A systematic approach to scaling design quality across enterprise organizations.

01

Assess

Understand design maturity and operational gaps

We assess design workflows, tools, governance, and team structure to identify friction, duplication, and scalability risks across the enterprise design ecosystem.

Artifacts delivered:
  • Design ops maturity assessment
  • Workflow & tool audit
  • Pain points and risk map
  • Opportunity and priority matrix
02

Align

Create shared operating standards

We align stakeholders on how design should operate across teams, defining roles, processes, and decision models that support scale without slowing delivery.

Artifacts delivered:
  • Design ops principles
  • RACI and role definitions
  • Governance and approval models
  • Operating guidelines
03

Systemize

Build repeatable, scalable foundations

We systemize design through shared tools, design systems, libraries, and documentation to reduce redundancy and enable faster, consistent execution.

Artifacts delivered:
  • Design system strategy
  • Component and pattern inventory
  • Tooling and workflow standards
  • Documentation framework
04

Enable

Support teams with clear processes

We enable designers, product teams, and engineers with onboarding flows, contribution models, and enablement resources that keep systems healthy and adopted.

Artifacts delivered:
  • Contribution and review workflows
  • Onboarding playbooks
  • Adoption and usage guidelines
  • Enablement artifacts
05

Evolve

Continuously improve at scale

We monitor usage, gather feedback, and refine systems over time—ensuring design ops evolves with the organization, not against it.

Artifacts delivered:
  • Design ops KPIs
  • Adoption and health metrics
  • Iteration roadmap
  • Continuous improvement plan

Governance Cadence Calendar

  • Frequency
  • Activity
  • Participants
  • Outcome
  • WeeklyBi-weeklyMonthlyQuarterly
  • Design review syncComponent approvalQuality gate reviewGovernance retrospective
  • Design leads, PMSystem maintainersQA, AI/ML, DesignAll stakeholders
  • WIP feedbackLibrary updatesRelease sign-offProcess refinement

Workflow & Toolchain

Integrated pipelines from intake to release with automated handoffs and quality gates.

Product Intake

Requirements, briefs, user stories

REQUIRED FIELDS:

Goals, users, constraints, timeline

APPROVAL:

Product Manager, Design Lead

SLA:

2 business days

Design & Review

Wireframes, UI, system components

REVIEW BOARDS:

Design critique, A11y check, PM sign-off

ARTIFACTS:

Figma files, tokens, specs

VERSION CONTROL:

Branching, tagging, changelog

Engineering Build

Implementation, component dev

HANDOFF:

Specs, assets, tokens pipeline

AUTOMATION:

Token sync, asset export, Storybook

DESIGN QA:

Visual regression, A11y tests

QA & Testing

Functional, A11y, performance

QUALITY GATES:

WCAG AA, CWV budgets, regression

TOOLS:

axe, Lighthouse, Percy, BrowserStack

EVIDENCE:

Test reports, screenshots, VPAT

Release & Monitor

Deployment, analytics, iteration

APPROVAL:

Release manager, stakeholder sign-off

DOCUMENTATION:

Release notes, migration guide

MONITORING:

Analytics, error tracking, feedback

Toolchain Integration

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Figma

Design & prototyping

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MS 365

Docs & collaboration

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Python

Automated reports

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SharePoint

Asset management

Automation Hooks

  • Token Pipeline Sync

    Figma tokens → JSON → CSS variables

  • Asset Export

    Automated SVG/PNG generation on publish

  • Version Tagging

    Semantic versioning with changelog

  • Quality Gate Checks

    Automated A11y and performance tests

Complex IA & RBAC

Multi-tier information architecture with role-based access controls for enterprise-scale products.

Role-Based Capabilities Matrix

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Enterprise IA Patterns

  • Multi-tenant Architecture

    Multi-tenant Architecture

  • Hierarchical Navigation

    Role-aware menus, contextual breadcrumbs, permission filtering

  • Workspace Segmentation

    Team spaces, project isolation, cross-workspace search

  • Audit Trails

    Who, what, when for all changes; compliance reporting

Deep Dive Resource

Complex IA & RBAC Guide

Complete implementation guide

Learn how to design and implement role-based access controls, multi-tenant architectures, and hierarchical navigation.

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Compliance & Accessibility Gates

WCAG 2.2 AA, privacy, and industry-specific compliance built into design and development workflows.

Accessibility Standards

WCAG 2.2 Level AA

  • Semantic HTML patterns

    Proper heading hierarchy, landmarks, ARIA labels

  • Keyboard navigation paths

    Logical tab order, skip links, focus indicators

  • Color contrast ratios

    4.5:1 text, 3:1 UI tested for color blindness

  • Screen reader compatibility

    Tested with NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver

Performance Guardrails

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)≤ 2.5s
First Input Delay (FID)≤ 100ms
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)≤ 0.1

Compliance Requirements

Privacy & Data Handling

  • GDPR compliance

    Data minimization, consent, right to erasure

  • CCPA requirements

    Consumer rights, opt-out mechanisms

  • HIPAA safeguards

    PHI protection, access controls, audit logs

  • SOC 2 controls

    Security, availability, confidentiality

Consent Management

  • Granular consent UI

    Category-based, easy to understand, revocable

  • Preference persistence

    Cross-device sync, versioned records

  • Audit trail

    Timestamped consent events, proof of compliance

Gate Placement in Workflow

Design ReviewA11y annotations
Code CommitAutomated A11y tests
Pre-ReleaseManual audit + VPAT
Post-LaunchContinuous monitoring

Deliverables Inventory

Complete design artifacts ready for development handoff.

Governance Handbook

Decision rights, approval workflows, escalation paths, change control

Workflow Maps

Swimlanes, handoffs, gates, SLAs for design-to-dev pipeline

Component Inventory

Figma library with variants, states, usage docs

Token Registry (JSON)

Colors, typography, spacing, breakpoints in code format

Accessibility Gate Checklist

WCAG 2.2 AA audit checklist with pass/fail criteria

Release Templates

Versioning, changelog, migration guides, rollback plans

Reporting Pack

Dashboards, KPI definitions, executive summaries

Download Sample Packet

See what a complete UI design deliverable looks like. Download our sample packet with anonymized client work.