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Engineering Spec technical synthesized-authored TRD.md

Technical Requirements Document

TRD

Defines architecture, components, APIs, and technical approach.

Also known as: design-doc, technical-design

Used in Workflows

0-1 Optional
aws-one-way-door Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD, MRD.
aws-two-way-door Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD.
big-tech Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD. Design doc with alternatives and explicit tradeoffs
big-tech-essentials Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD. Design doc with alternatives and explicit tradeoffs
big-tech-essentials-feature Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD. Design doc with alternatives, tradeoffs, and reversibility assessment
big-tech-essentials-product Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD. Design doc with alternatives, tradeoffs, and reversibility assessment
big-tech-feature Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD. Design doc with alternatives, tradeoffs, and reversibility assessment
big-tech-product Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD. Design doc with alternatives, tradeoffs, and reversibility assessment
continuous-discovery Optional Synthesized from PRD, UXD.
design-thinking Optional Lightweight technical design for MVP
enterprise Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD.
google Required Synthesized from PRD, UXD.
growth Optional Technical design for scalable architecture
jtbd Optional Lightweight technical design for MVP
lean-startup Optional Lightweight technical design for MVP
pbhq-lite Required Synthesized from PRD. Technical Requirements Document - defines the how: architecture, components, APIs, data models, security considerations
quick-fix Optional Synthesized from PRD.
shapeup Optional Synthesized from PRD, UXD.
startup Optional Lightweight technical design for MVP
stripe Optional Technical design for scalable architecture

Origins

enterprisegooglebig-tech