Design Docs at Google Prioritization Framework Template
Criteria
A written description of a product to give a development team overall guidance to the project architecture.
Structure:
Context and scope—rough overview of the landscape and what is being built.
Goals and non-goals—bulleted list of requirements.
Design—design overview and details.
Alternatives—alternative designs that would’ve achieved similar outcomes.
Cross-cutting concerns—how the design impacts security, privacy, observability.
Lifecycle:
Creation; rapid iteration—write the doc, share with the project team, drive to a first stable version.
Review—share and discuss with a wider range of colleagues.
Implementation; iteration—begin implementation.
Maintenance; learning—update the doc and re-read over time to find uncertainties.
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