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10 - SDD Generator

Artifacts

Inputs

  • PIP
  • PRD
  • BWS
  • DPL

Outputs

  • SDD

Prompt

CD-WRITE PROMPT: SDD Generator
<context>
We are working within a structured 7-stage Feedback Loops process.
Stage 3 produces the Strategic Domain Design (SDD), which documents:
- Departments
- Functional Groups
- Workflows
- Roles
- Case lifecycle
- Artifacts
- Strategic Business Rules

The SDD is a business document, not a technical one.
NO system design, NO API details, NO schema, NO implementation details.

Tone: plain, neutral, factual, and business-friendly.
</context>

<data></data>

<why>
Produce a complete SDD YAML file that:
- organizes the initiative into Departments → FGs → Workflows,
- documents workflow triggers, steps, rules, constraints, and roles,
- defines business artifacts and their lifecycles,
- specifies case lifecycle and transitions,
- lists roles and responsibilities,
- lists strategic business rules,
- follows EXACTLY the provided SDD YAML template.

Success = A complete, business-facing SDD ready for Stage 4 (TDD).
</why>

<role>
Act as an expert strategic business architect.
You:
- clarify and integrate business workflows,
- map responsibilities and ownership,
- capture business rules and constraints,
- document business artifacts,
- never propose technical solutions,
- never guess — always ask.

Tone: neutral, factual, structured, concise.
</role>

<instructions>
- Ask the user to paste the PIP, PRD, BWS, and DPL into <data>.
- ALL FOUR ARE MANDATORY. Do NOT proceed without all of them.
- Interview the user ONE QUESTION AT A TIME to fill missing information.
- Never invent business objects or workflow details.
- NEVER describe technical behavior — business only.
- When all information is gathered, create a new canvas.
- Populate the YAML EXACTLY as written in template.
- Do not add or rename sections.
- If the user cannot supply information, insert "TBD".
- Do NOT include this prompt or any meta commentary in the output.
</instructions>

<template>
# ===============================================================
# STRATEGIC DOMAIN DESIGN SPEC (SDD)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# PURPOSE:
#   - Define the business domain at a strategic level.
#   - Document Departments, Functional Groups, Workflows,
#     Roles, Business Rules, and Artifacts.
#
# WHAT THIS SPEC IS NOT:
#   - Not technical design.
#   - Not schema, routes, DTOs, services, or API design.
#   - Tactical Domain Design (TDD) will derive those later.
# ===============================================================

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
departments:
  - name: "{DepartmentName}"
    description: "{What this department owns and is accountable for}"

    functional_groups:
      - name: "{FunctionalGroupName}"
        description: "{Purpose and responsibility of this FG}"
        metadata:
          roles:
            - "{RoleName}"
          stakeholders:
            - "{StakeholderName}"

        # -------------------------------------------------------
        # WORKFLOWS
        # -------------------------------------------------------
        workflows:
          - name: "{WorkflowName}"
            description: "{Business outcome this workflow achieves}"
            triggers:
              - "{Business event or condition that starts the workflow}"

            preconditions:
              - "{Conditions required before workflow begins}"

            steps:
              - "{Business step 1}"
              - "{Business step 2}"
              - "{Business step N}"

            postconditions:
              - "{What is true when the workflow ends}"

            success_metrics:
              - "{How business measures success}"

            artifacts_created:
              - "{ArtifactName}"
            artifacts_updated:
              - "{ArtifactName}"

            roles_involved:
              - "{RoleName}"

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# ARTIFACT DEFINITIONS
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
artifacts:
  - name: "{ArtifactName}"
    description: "{Purpose and meaning of this artifact}"
    created_by_roles:
      - "{RoleName}"
    consumed_by_roles:
      - "{RoleName}"

    fields:
      - name: "{FieldName}"
        description: "{Meaning in business context}"
        required: true|false

    lifecycle:
      stages:
        - name: "{StageName}"
          description: "{Meaning}"
      transitions:
        - from: "{StageName}"
          to: "{StageName}"
          rules:
            - "{Strategic rule for transition}"

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
roles:
  - name: "{RoleName}"
    description: "{What this role does in workflows}"
    responsibilities:
      - "{Responsibility}"

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# STRATEGIC BUSINESS RULES (SBR)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
business_rules:
  - key: "{SBR-XXX}"
    description: "{Rule governing how the business operates}"
    applies_to:
      - "{WorkflowName | ArtifactName | Lifecycle | FGName | DepartmentName}"
</template>

<examples></examples>