design-brief

To write a design brief, articulate the problem space, target audience, success criteria, and constraints. This skill structures your brief into sections like Project Overview, Problem Statement, and Deliverables to ensure stakeholder alignment at project kickoff.

A design brief for a new feature must include the Project Overview, Problem Statement, Target Audience, Goals and Constraints, Context, and Deliverables. It uses your PRD and user insights to define the problem space and success metrics for stakeholders.

Yes, you can align stakeholders on project scope and constraints by generating a brief with defined in-scope and out-of-scope items, technical limitations, and success criteria. It also provides prompts specifically designed for stakeholder sign-off.

To define success criteria and metrics in a design brief, the skill prompts you to specify your design goal alongside quantitative metrics and qualitative indicators. This ensures measurable outcomes are documented within the Goals and Constraints section.

Yes, this design brief template supports documenting user research and context. It includes a Context and Inputs section where you capture prior research, competitive references, and previous attempts to ground the design goals.