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Vaporware
May 22, 2004

Still not here yet.
Anyone have recommendations for books/articles about the various ways of running a design department? I've already researched Scrum, and read a bit about management in general.

My particular case is I am now running the in-house design department for a large company that does training animation and technical documentation.

I supervise 5 people, so I'm not totally lost. But, I know expanding a shop and doing it well is totally different from keeping things afloat. I'm in need of advice on how to communicate with sales on projects ($1M+ contracts), Management of designers, hiring, etc.

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Vaporware
May 22, 2004

Still not here yet.
Thanks, I've been looking into MBAs for a couple days now and I would love to go back to school, but I just can't make the time.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into talking to the people I know at adult swim. Maybe they have a tutorial or something they can share.

Anyone have a starting point author, even if it's just about design, not about management? I'd like to hear more like Mike Monteiro's panel. I watched a bunch more from that convention. Very interesting.

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