Requirements, stories & service design · Core
Design prototype
Also called: prototype
ELI5
An early model used to learn.
Used in conversation
“The design prototype is intentionally incomplete.”
Definition
An early representation used to explore or test a design.
Here “Design prototype” means: An early representation used to explore or test a design.
Pitch context
You will see “Design prototype” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- PrototypeThe search label “prototype” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16