Projects/Usability/HIG/Vision

Purpose

A vision describes the goal of the project. It can be emotive and a source of inspiration, for instance by outlining how the final product makes the world a better place. It is roughly similar to purpose or aim, and guides through the development.

Guidelines

• Describe the project's final goals with your vision.
• Explain who will use the product, and how he or she will make advantage of it.
• Make sure the vision is shared over all stakeholders, developers and users.
• Write the vision with enough room for creativity.
• Keep the vision as short as possible.
• A good starting-point to describe the vision is the elevator pitch:
  • FOR <target customer>
  • WHO <statement of the need>
  • THE <product name>
  • IS A <product category>
  • THAT <key benefit>
  • UNLIKE <primary competitor>
  • OUR PRODUCT <further differentiation>

Best Practice

• Consider the KDE vision in your project.