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To plan UX and UI for a feature before coding, run a structured discovery interview to gather goals and constraints, then generate a design brief that guides implementation and prevents misalignment.

A design brief is a reusable artifact produced during early planning that maintains clear context, constraints, and strategy to satisfy design governance needs and guide implementation work.

Running a discovery interview involves a structured phase to collect user context, goals, and constraints, which then feeds directly into the generation of a reusable design brief.

Yes, you can use a design brief to align engineering and design teams by maintaining clear context and strategy in a reusable artifact that informs both design and implementation work.

The best way to prevent design misalignment is to apply a structured planning phase early to produce a design brief, ensuring all implementation decisions are grounded in discovery and context.

You should start the UX planning process during early planning phases, before writing any code, to run a structured discovery interview and produce a design brief that guides implementation.