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Technical design doc template

The sections a design review needs, and none it does not.

Stage
Plan
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  1. 1Say what exists today, and why it no longer fits.
  2. 2Describe the approach, then the data.
  3. 3Compare at least two alternatives.
  4. 4Plan the rollout and the rollback.
The Technical design template opened as a page in Kanso, with the headings Context, Approach, Data model, Alternatives considered, Trade-offs we are accepting, Rollout, Open questions.

What’s inside 7

  1. Context
  2. Approach
  3. Data model
  4. Alternatives considered
  5. Trade-offs we are accepting
  6. Rollout
  7. Open questions

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Read the guide: How to write a technical design doc

Questions

A document written before significant engineering work that explains how it will be built, which alternatives were considered and what trade-offs are accepted.

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