This is a great resource for businesses and design firms alike looking to champion the value of design for integration into all aspects of business. It is thoroughly researched with real-world documentation of the value of design in building brand value and corporate innovation. The process of managing design and collaborating with all segments of the business, both internal and with external partners is explored. It also highlights some of the difficulties that a design manager may encounter and how to work around some of those issues.
In addition, it includes a large number of tables and graphs that can easily be adapted to help explain and implement planning for design managers presenting these concepts to the uninitiated. This is a resource I plan to refer to in the future.