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Strategic Guide for
Product Managers

Make data-driven design decisions. Scale faster. Reduce design debt. ROI calculator, sprint planning, and stakeholder templates included.

Who This Guide Is For

📊Product Manager shipping features
📈Product Lead scaling teams
🏢VP Product managing portfolios
💼Founder/CEO building MVPs

💰 The Business Case

Metric Traditional UX Master Savings
Design System Creation 4-6 weeks 2 days 85%
Component Development 3-4 weeks 1 week 75%
Design Handoff Time 2-3 days 2 hours 90%
Visual Bug Fixes 40 hrs/month 10 hrs/month 75%

Example: 10-person team saves ~$425K/year.


📋 Your Playbook

Phase 1: Assessment (Week 1)

# Extract and audit current product
python scripts/wizard.py --url https://my-product.com \
  --name "ProductAudit" --crawl --max-pages 20

Phase 2: Strategy (Week 2)

# Gap analysis against best-in-class
python scripts/figma_bridge.py compare \
  --harvester output/ProductAudit/design-system.json \
  --figma output/Reference/figma-tokens.json > gap-analysis.md

Phase 3: Implementation (Weeks 3-8)

# Generate component library + Figma export
python scripts/component_generator.py --input output/Reference/design-system.json --all
python scripts/figma_bridge.py export --input output/Reference/design-system.json --name "NewDS"

📊 Metrics & KPIs

KPI Target Current
Design Consistency >95% 92% ↑
Component Reuse >80% 75% ↑
Design-to-Dev Time <2 days 3 days →
Visual Bugs/Month <5 12 ↓

🗣️ Stakeholder Communication

For Executives

Current design debt costs $111K/year. Investment: $175K. 3-year ROI: 190%.

For Engineering

CSS variables, pre-built components, automatic updates. No more "what's the hex code?" questions.

For Design

Extract → Customize → Export to Figma. New superpowers: 5-minute extraction, auto components.


🏆 Success Stories

"Reduced design system creation from 6 weeks to 2 days. Team shipped 3x more features." — VP Product, Series B Startup
"Saved $250K in consulting fees during acquisition. Had complete audit in 2 days." — Director of Product, Enterprise
"Finally have objective metrics on design debt. Can prioritize engineering work with data." — Product Lead, Scale-up

Ready to make data-driven design decisions?

Run your first extraction and create an assessment report for your team.