The development process and resulting documents can vary widely between companies, as many follow their own unique design and development principles/methodology.
The following is an overview of product design and development documentation, constituent elements, and the respective phases to which they belong. These ideas are covered in greater detail across 150+ pages in the Guide to UX Design Process & Documentation e-book. It is meant to be a flexible framework as opposed to a strict recipe. In this article, we explain the general product design process and relevant documents you might produce at the first three of seven stages.
