UI/UX Delivery to Engineering
Conducting a Design Handoff Walkthrough with Engineering
This prompt helps design teams facilitate a walkthrough session to present UI/UX designs to engineering, ensuring clarity on workflows, interactions, and technical considerations. It focuses on fostering collaboration and addressing potential development challenges early.
Responsible:
Product Design
Accountable, Informed or Consulted:
Design, Engineering, Product
THE PREP
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Finalize designs and annotations for presentation.
Share files and documentation with the engineering team in advance.
Prepare an agenda highlighting key workflows and potential challenges.
THE PROMPT
Help plan and conduct a design handoff walkthrough session for [specific product or feature] with the engineering team. Focus on:
Session Preparation: Organizing design files, annotations, and key documentation to present clearly.
Walkthrough Agenda: Structuring the session to cover design workflows, interaction details, and responsive behaviors.
Key Considerations: Highlighting areas that may pose technical challenges or require further clarification, such as animations, accessibility, or API dependencies.
Feedback Loop: Encouraging engineers to ask questions, provide input, and raise potential concerns during the walkthrough.
Actionable Outcomes: Documenting all decisions and follow-up actions, such as clarifying design elements or adjusting priorities.
Provide recommendations for structuring the session, including collaboration tools (e.g., Figma, Jira, or Zoom) and techniques for addressing open questions. If additional details about the audience or project complexity are needed, ask clarifying questions to refine the walkthrough plan.
Bonus Add-On Prompts
Propose methods for identifying and addressing technical constraints during the walkthrough.
Suggest ways to document questions and decisions made during the handoff session.
Highlight strategies for aligning design and development teams on iteration timelines.
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SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE
Focus the walkthrough on specific components or workflows, such as navigation or form interactions.
Include methods for incorporating developer feedback into post-walkthrough design updates.
Propose strategies for addressing knowledge gaps between teams, such as shared training sessions.
Highlight ways to use real-time collaboration tools to iterate on designs during the walkthrough.
Add suggestions for follow-up meetings to review progress on implementation.
WHEN TO USE
During the transition from design to development to clarify workflows and expectations.
To address technical constraints or questions before development begins.
When introducing complex features or interactions that require cross-team alignment.
WHEN NOT TO USE
If the designs are not finalized and ready for implementation.
When the engineering team already has all necessary documentation and no further clarification is needed.