Templates
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Brainstorming templates
For getting every idea out where the group can see it, then grouping what belongs together.
English · 55 elements
Brainstorm map
One question in the middle, six branches of ideas, star votes, top picks and a parking lot.
English · 34 elements
Crazy 8s
A space for the challenge and eight panels to sketch eight ideas in eight minutes.
English · 42 elements
How might we
Turn problems into How might we questions, then ideas and next steps.
English · 44 elements
Affinity map
A column of unsorted notes and six groups to sort them into by theme.
English · 38 elements
Reverse brainstorm
Write the goal, list ways to make it worse, then flip each bad idea into a good one.
Retro and agile templates
For looking back on a sprint together and agreeing what changes in the next one.
English · 62 elements
Sprint retrospective
A mood warm-up, sprint goal and kudos, then what went well, what to improve, ideas and actions.
English · 41 elements
Start, stop, continue
Three columns for what the team should start, stop and keep doing.
English · 42 elements
4Ls retrospective
Liked, learned, lacked and longed for: a four-column retrospective.
English · 46 elements
Sailboat retrospective
A sailboat scene for the wind behind you, the anchors, the rocks ahead and the island goal.
English · 81 elements
Daily stand-up
One row per person for yesterday, today and blockers.
English · 110 elements
Incident postmortem
A blameless postmortem: summary, impact, detection, a timeline, five whys, lessons and action items.
Flowchart templates
For mapping a process step by step, with every decision and branch drawn out.
English · 44 elements
Flowchart
A starter flow with a start, steps, a decision and an end, plus a kit of shapes to copy.
English · 48 elements
User flow
Screens joined by arrows from entry point to goal, with a split path and open questions.
English · 42 elements
Swimlane diagram
Four lanes for people, teams or systems, with a process that hands off across them.
English · 30 elements
Decision tree
A top question that branches through yes-or-no questions to four outcomes.
English · 55 elements
Org chart
A lead, three managers and six reports on cards joined by lines, plus open roles.
System design templates
For sketching services, data stores and the requests that pass between them.
English · 50 elements
System architecture
Clients, edge, services, data and external services, joined by arrows.
English · 38 elements
Sequence diagram
Four participants with lifelines, request arrows and dashed replies, plus notes.
English · 38 elements
C4 system context
Level 1 of the C4 model: your system, the people who use it and the systems around it, with a key.
English · 47 elements
C4 container diagram
Level 2 of the C4 model: the apps, services and databases inside one system, with a key.
English · 48 elements
C4 component diagram
Level 3 of the C4 model: the components inside one container and what they call, with a key.
English · 86 elements
Entity relationship diagram
Five tables with key and column cells, joined by relationship lines, plus a notation key.
English · 42 elements
Data flow diagram
External entities, processes and a data store joined by data flows, inside a trust boundary.
English · 83 elements
Threat model (STRIDE)
Sketch the system, list assets and entry points, then walk the six STRIDE threats to mitigations.
English · 41 elements
State machine
States joined by transitions, from an initial dot to a final ring, with loops back and a key.
English · 50 elements
Cloud deployment diagram
A region with public and private subnets, a load balancer, servers, a database and a cache.
English · 72 elements
CI/CD pipeline
Six stages from commit to monitor, plus environments from dev to production with an approval gate.
English · 57 elements
Event storming
A sticky colour key and a timeline with rows for commands, domain events and policies.
English · 76 elements
Architecture decision record
Title, status and context, three options with pros and cons, then the decision and its consequences.
Planning templates
For laying out what happens when, and who owns each part.
English · 37 elements
Kanban board
Four columns from to do to done, with sticky notes to fill in and a limit on work in progress.
English · 49 elements
Now, next, later
A roadmap without dates: Now, Next and Later columns, with a row per theme.
English · 46 elements
Eisenhower matrix
Sort tasks by urgent and important into do, schedule, delegate and delete.
English · 39 elements
Impact effort matrix
Place ideas by impact and effort to find quick wins and big bets, and avoid money pits.
English · 83 elements
OKR planning
Three objectives, each with three key results, a progress bar and an owner.
English · 68 elements
Project timeline
Twelve weeks across with a lane per team, plus coloured bars and a milestone diamond to copy onto it.
English · 69 elements
Product roadmap
A year by month, grouped into quarters, with a lane per product area and bars to copy.
English · 79 elements
Sprint plan
Two weeks by day with weekends shaded, a lane per person, bars to copy and a sprint goal.
English · 84 elements
Monthly calendar
A month grid, weeks starting Monday, with a date box in every day to drop stickies on.
English · 231 elements
Content calendar
Three month grids side by side with a colour key for each channel.
English · 95 elements
Checklist
Three lists with a tick box and a row to fill in for each item, ready to copy and extend.
English · 68 elements
User story map
User activities and steps across the top, with stories sliced into releases below.
English · 97 elements
Meeting notes
Goal, attendees and agenda, then notes, decisions and action items with owners and dates.
Research templates
For sorting notes and findings until a pattern shows.
English · 46 elements
SWOT analysis
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in four quadrants, each with a question to answer.
English · 54 elements
User persona
A profile card plus goals, frustrations, behaviours, a quote, tools and how we can help.
English · 55 elements
Empathy map
What a person says, thinks, does and feels, with their pains and gains.
English · 84 elements
Customer journey map
Five stages across, with actions, thoughts, feelings, pain points and opportunities.
English · 63 elements
Competitive analysis
Your product and three competitors compared on strengths, weaknesses, pricing and audience.
English · 44 elements
Fishbone diagram
A problem at the head and six cause categories along the bones, with stickies for causes.
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