It’s what every good company strives for: Teamwork. Warwick Business School have found that the evolutionary roots of teamwork stretch all the way back to chimpanzees. Professional teamwork was first researched in the 1920s by Professor Elton Mayo who concluded that people who were made to feel involved or more important did better in the workplace.

UX design is no different. The work of a UX Designer touches many different departments and you need to collaborate effectively with all of them to ensure the product is a success. Unfortunately, like good communication, teamwork is often one of the essentials that gets forgotten when people are busy or working remotely.

In this article we look at the different teams that a UX designer interacts with and how these interactions can be leveraged to achieve mutually beneficial working relationships, inspirational products, and the best possible user experience.