In today’s fast-paced software development landscape, Agile teams face constant pressure to ship features quickly without sacrificing quality or consistency. Without a design system, teams risk duplicated effort, inconsistent user experiences, and slower iteration.

This talk explores how design systems transform Agile workflows by providing reusable components, reducing design-developer handoff friction, and enabling faster feature releases. Drawing from my experience building Afrikit, Afrinvest’s in-house design system that cut design-developer handoff times by 60% and boosted release cycles by 40%, I’ll share practical lessons on integrating design systems into Agile environments.

We’ll also examine real-world case studies like Slack’s Slack Kit and Airbnb’s DLS, which demonstrate how design systems improve cross-platform consistency, scale rapidly, and accelerate delivery.

Key takeaways for attendees:

How to integrate design systems seamlessly into Agile workflows.

Proven methods for reducing development bottlenecks and handoff delays.

Real-world strategies for scaling design consistency across teams and platforms.

Lessons from Afrikit, Slack, and Airbnb on accelerating product delivery.

Whether you’re a developer, product manager, or designer, this session will show how design systems can help your team deliver better, faster, and more scalable products.