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PRD to Design Workflow

See how product teams go from product requirements document to shipped feature using Figr’s end-to-end workflow. This is where Figr’s product-aware intelligence really shines.

The Challenge: New Feature Development

Scenario: Your B2B SaaS product needs a new team collaboration feature. You have:
  • 📄 Product requirements document
  • 📊 User research data
  • 🎨 Existing design system
  • ⚡ 2-week development sprint
Goal: Production-ready designs that developers can implement immediately.

Phase 1: Import and Context Building

1

Upload the PRD

Start by giving Figr the complete context:
Figr interface showing PRD upload with document preview
Supported formats:
  • PDF documents
  • Google Docs links
  • Notion pages
  • Markdown files
  • Word documents
What Figr extracts:
  • User stories and acceptance criteria
  • Technical constraints and requirements
  • Success metrics and KPIs
  • Timeline and priority information
2

Add Supporting Research

Upload complementary materials:
  • User Research
  • Technical Context
  • Business Context
✅ User interview transcripts
✅ Survey results and analytics
✅ Persona documentation
✅ Journey maps and pain points
✅ Competitive analysis findings
3

Link to Existing Product

Show Figr how this feature fits:Screen sharing session (5 minutes):
  • Navigate to related areas in your current product
  • Show where the new feature will be accessed
  • Demonstrate similar workflows already in place
  • Highlight any integration points
Alternative: Upload screenshots with annotations

Phase 2: Collaborative Ideation

  • Information Architecture
  • User Flow Mapping
  • Wireframe Exploration
Start with structure:“Based on our PRD for the team collaboration feature, create an information architecture diagram showing how this fits into our existing navigation and what new sections we’ll need.”
Information architecture diagram generated by Figr showing new feature integration
Figr considers:
  • Your existing navigation patterns
  • User mental models from research
  • Technical constraints from PRD
  • Integration points with current features

Phase 3: Detailed Interface Design

1

Generate Core Interfaces

Create production-ready designs:
Prompt: "Design the team collaboration dashboard for our B2B 
platform. Include the project overview cards, team member 
management, and real-time activity feed as specified in our 
PRD. Use our existing design system and match the navigation 
pattern from our main dashboard."
High-fidelity dashboard design showing team collaboration features
Figr automatically includes:
  • Your actual color palette and typography
  • Consistent component usage
  • Responsive layout considerations
  • Accessibility compliance
2

Design System Integration

Ensure consistency:
Figr identifies existing components that can be used:
  • “Using your existing card component for project overviews”
  • “Adapting your button styles for collaboration actions”
  • “Applying your form patterns to team member invitations”
Figr suggests new components required:
  • “Activity feed item - new component needed”
  • “Team member avatar group - variation of existing avatar”
  • “Real-time status indicator - new micro-component”
Automatic application of your design tokens:
color: $color-primary-600
spacing: $spacing-lg  
typography: $text-heading-md
shadow: $shadow-elevation-2
3

Responsive Variations

Cross-device consistency:“Create mobile and tablet versions of the collaboration dashboard that maintain functionality while adapting to smaller screens.”

Desktop

Full feature set with optimal layout for large screens

Tablet

Adapted layout with touch-optimized controls

Mobile

Progressive disclosure with core features prioritized
4

State Variations

Complete interaction design:
  • Loading States
  • Empty States
  • Success States
- Dashboard loading with skeleton components
- Individual card loading states  
- Progressive loading for activity feed
- Real-time update animations

Phase 4: Team Review and Iteration

1

Stakeholder Review

Share with decision makers:
Design interface showing stakeholder comments and feedback
Review workflow:
  1. Generate shareable link with appropriate permissions
  2. Stakeholders leave contextual comments
  3. Designer addresses feedback with targeted refinements
  4. Automatic notification when updates are made
2

Engineering Feasibility

Technical validation:Engineer feedback examples:
✅ "Real-time activity feed looks good - we can use WebSockets"
⚠️ "Team member search might be slow with 1000+ users"
❌ "Drag-and-drop project reordering not possible in current sprint"
Figr helps with alternatives:
  • Automatic performance impact estimates
  • Component complexity indicators
  • Implementation time projections
  • Alternative interaction patterns
3

Design Iteration

Targeted improvements:Instead of redesigning from scratch:
"Update the team member search to use our existing global 
search pattern and add pagination for performance"

"Replace drag-and-drop with the priority selection dropdown 
we use in other admin interfaces"

Phase 5: Developer Handoff

  • Code Export
  • Design Specifications
  • Quality Assurance
Production-ready code:
// Component-mapped React code
import { Card, Button, Avatar, ActivityFeed } from '@company/ui-kit';

export function CollaborationDashboard({ team, projects }) {
  return (
    <div className="dashboard-layout">
      <Card className="project-overview">
        <h2 className="heading-md">Active Projects</h2>
        {projects.map(project => (
          <ProjectCard key={project.id} {...project} />
        ))}
      </Card>
      
      <Card className="team-members">
        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
          <h2 className="heading-md">Team Members</h2>
          <Button variant="primary" size="sm">
            Invite Member
          </Button>
        </div>
        <TeamMemberList members={team.members} />
      </Card>
    </div>
  );
}

Results: Real Teams, Real Impact

Design Time Saved

Traditional workflow: 2-3 weeks With Figr: 3-5 daysTime breakdown:
  • Initial designs: 1 day (vs. 1 week)
  • Iterations: 2 days (vs. 1 week)
  • Developer handoff: 1 day (vs. 3 days)

Quality Improvements

Consistency: 95% design system compliance Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA by default Developer satisfaction: 40% fewer clarification questions Stakeholder approval: 70% fewer revision cycles

Advanced Workflow Tips

1

Parallel Workstreams

Design and development can overlap:
  • Start with wireframes while gathering final requirements
  • Begin component planning while designs are in review
  • Set up data structures while finalizing interactions
2

Continuous Context Building

Improve results over time:
  • Document decisions and rationale
  • Upload new user research as it becomes available
  • Share additional product context from related features
  • Build institutional memory for future features
3

Cross-Team Knowledge Sharing

Scale best practices:
  • Create template workflows for common feature types
  • Share successful design patterns across teams
  • Build standardized review and approval processes
  • Document lessons learned for future sprints

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