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Home / Sessions / Navigating Challenges in IA People Management

Navigating Challenges in IA People Management

2019 IA Conference /

Time(s)

March 23, 2019
11:00 AM to 11:45 AM CT

Location

Peninsula 4

Description

Whether you are building a team, managing experience practitioners or navigating career changers, managing a team of creative and analytical IA practitioners can be challenging. The welcome change towards diverse and inclusive hiring practices can add even more challenges.

Learn how an experienced manager navigated through painful challenges and wonderful successes while managing large and small design departments in organizations with employees around the world.

About the speakers

Headshot of Carol Smith, a middle-aged, curly haired white woman, wearing glasses and a wry smile.
Carol J. Smith

Carol Smith (@carologic) is a senior research scientist in human-machine interaction at the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute and an adjunct instructor for the CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute. She has been leading user research to improve the human experience across industries for over 20 years and working to improve AI systems since 2015. Carol holds an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul University.

Sponsor IAC

We’re looking for organizations who share our commitment to building and sustaining programs that drive a more inclusive industry. Learn more on the Sponsor IAC23 page or contact us directly at info@theiaconference.com for more information.

Thanks to this year’s sponsors!

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Platinum sponsor
Optimal Workshop
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Gold sponsor
Factor Firm
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Silver sponsor
Last Call Media
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Scholarship sponsor
Design for Context

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A Book Apart
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Balsamiq
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MURAL
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Rosenfeld Media
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Community sponsor
UX Camp DC
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Community sponsor
World IA Day

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