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91% of Teams Say Design Handoff Is Broken — Here’s How to Fix It with Figma to Azure

The fastest way to fix the #1 handoff issue in product teams.

Designers and developers often work in silos, with designers using Figma and developers relying on tools like Azure DevOps. But design handoffs remain a major pain point:

92% of designers and 91% of developers think there’s room for improvement in the handoff process
— Figma: State of the Designer 2025, page 12

The problem: manual handoff = lost time and errors

The typical workflow still looks like this in 2025:

  • Finish designs in Figma
  • Write up tickets manually in Azure DevOps
  • Copy and paste titles, descriptions, and Figma links
  • Hope nothing gets lost in translation
  • Repeat — for every screen, every sprint

This process wastes time and creates friction across teams.

“Design intentions and specific requirements are often lost in translation between designers and developers.”
— Laurent Thiebault, Engineering Manager at Decathlon, page 13

The solution: connect Figma to Azure, automatically

That’s exactly why we built the Figma to Azure plugin — a simple tool to bridge the gap between your design files and Azure DevOps work items.

With one click, you can:

  • Auto-generate tickets (titles + descriptions)
  • Attach Figma frame previews to work items
  • Customize fields like tags or acceptance criteria
  • Save hours on handoff

Teams that use digital collaboration tools like Figma report higher job satisfaction, better workflows, and clearer handoffs
— Page 8: 77% of satisfied designers use collaborative design tools more often

Why this matters: focus and velocity

  • Designers stay focused in Figma
  • Developers get context-rich tickets
  • Product managers skip being middlemen
  • Teams ship faster

“Better collaboration doesn’t just mean a faster time to market, but better quality products… and it can affect the entire culture of an organization.”
— Page 11

84% of designers and over 75% of developers collaborate weekly — and those who collaborate more often report higher job satisfaction
— Pages 10–11

58% of designers and 69% of developers using collaborative tools say it directly improves their satisfaction
— Page 8

Final thoughts

Azure DevOps is powerful. Figma is essential. But using them together shouldn’t feel like dragging bricks between buildings.

With Figma to Azure, your design handoff becomes a one-click experience — not a time sink.
So stop wasting time copy-pasting. Start building smarter.

Source: Figma — State of the Designer Report 2025

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