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Create a Design Decision Template

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60 min Decisions Make a Decision Need to Make a Decision

Create a design decision template to document your rationale and identify tradeoffs.

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Use this when

You need to document your design decisions and identify tradeoffs.

You'll need

  • Design Problem
  • Design Options
  • Evaluation Criteria
  • Tradeoffs and Limitations
  • Rationale
  • Additional Information
  • Files
  • Stakeholders
  • Risks and Challenges

You'll get

  • Design decision template completed
  • Rationale for design choices documented
  • Tradeoffs and limitations identified.

By the end of this playbook

You will have:

  • Design decision template completed
  • Rationale for design choices documented
  • Tradeoffs and limitations identified.

Sample

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Sample input

I am designing a new user interface for a mobile app and need to decide between two different layouts. I want to create a design decision template to document my rationale and identify tradeoffs.

Sample assembled prompt

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