Words you know: complete the sentences

morale issues · shelved · quick wins plan · cancelled product · team health

• The stakeholders suddenly stopped funding the ____ product, leaving the design team in Boston looking for new tasks.
• After the client changed their business model in London, the entire mobile app redesign project was ____ .
• Regular check-ins in Seattle helped management monitor team ____ during the stressful rebrand.
• Constant micromanagement in our Chicago branch caused serious ____ among senior UI designers.
• The newly appointed art director in Austin proposed a ____ to fix usability bugs within two weeks.

Remember: The future in the past

• Mark [was going to / is going to] present the wireframes in Boston, but the meeting was postponed.
• We [were about to / are about to] ship the update in London when a critical bug appeared.
• Sarah knew she [would / will] finish the prototype by Friday afternoon in Seattle.
• The design team [was supposed to / is supposed to] deliver the brand guidelines yesterday in Chicago.

Remember: Modals of deduction (past)

• The client loved the prototype; they [must have liked / can't have liked] the new user flow in Austin.
• Ethan missed the design review in London; he [might have forgotten / must forgot] about the time difference.
• The file won't open in Bristol, so Rachel [might have corrupted / must have corrupted] the Sketch format.
• The typography looks identical; they [can't have used / must have used] the new design system in Seattle.

Remember: Second and Third Conditionals

• If we had more autonomy in London, we [would finish / would have finished] the project last week.
• If management trusted the designers in Chicago, morale [would improve / will improve] significantly.
• If Brian had consulted the users in Austin, he [would not make / would not have made] those navigation mistakes.
• If I were the lead designer in Boston, I [would delegate / will delegate] more authority.

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