Solution Vision

This tool helps defining the most important elements of the solution that you will try to create. In this way, the team can agree on the success criteria of the ideal solution at the beginning of the solution design phase. The output of this exercise may need to be revised as new insights are gained.

Identify the Key Elements of the Desired Solution

First focus on your target audience. Review the research outputs. Think about the key pain points of your target audience and the features of the solution that will be important to them.

Then focus on the stakeholders. Review the outputs of the stakeholder analysis you conducted in the previous stages and reinterpret them together with the research outputs. Extract the important elements for stakeholders. Don't forget to take into account technical and financial constraints. A solution that will make the target audience happy should also make the main stakeholders happy, especially the sponsor. Otherwise, your solution may not have a chance of meeting its audience.

Turn all the criteria you have identified into short statements. Each criterion should express only one idea. If you feel there is more than one idea, break the statement into smaller pieces. Once finished, review the whole set and make sure there are no contradictions or ambiguous statements.