Design Handoff to Development
Streamline the critical handoff of completed designs to your engineering team, ensuring clarity and efficiency for every project.
This reusable ProcessKit template contains 6 steps and 30 blocks. Adapt it to your team’s policies, responsibilities, and tools.
Template categories
What’s included
Prepare Design Package
- Overview
- Final Design Files (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD)
- Interactive Prototype Link
- Design System/Component Library Reference
- Design QA Checklist Completed
Document Design Specifications
- Overview
- Specification Document (e.g., Zeplin, Storybook link, or PDF)
- Key Interaction Flows Mapped
- Accessibility Considerations Outlined
- Responsive Breakpoints Defined
Schedule Handoff Meeting
- Overview
- Proposed Handoff Meeting Date
- Meeting Agenda Drafted
- Development Team Lead Invited
- Design Lead Confirmed Attendance
Conduct Handoff Meeting
- Overview
- Design Presentation Delivered
- All Developer Questions Addressed
- Action Items & Decisions Logged
- Meeting Minutes Distributed
Establish Ongoing Support & Communication
- Overview
- Primary Design Point of Contact
- Preferred Communication Channel
- Design QA Review Schedule Agreed
- Initial Development Questions Answered
Confirm Development Kick-off
- Overview
- Development Team Confirmed Readiness
- Project Management Tool Updated (e.g., Jira, Asana)
- Estimated Development Start Date
- Key Development Sprint Goals Understood