Commission a Professional Writing Project
Design a writing-service workflow that turns a vague request into a scoped brief, quote, and controlled revision process.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
Writing projects can fail when audience, source material, tone, review responsibility, and revision limits remain implicit until after the first draft.
User context
Anika needs a customer case study for a software company. She has interview notes, a brand guide, and two executives who must approve the final text.
Product problem
A basic order form cannot distinguish copyediting from original writing or reveal the approval complexity that affects schedule and cost.
Objective
Create service selection, brief creation, quote review, and draft feedback for a professional writing engagement.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Service and scope selection
- Structured writing brief with source files
- Quote with assumptions and revision terms
- Draft review with consolidated feedback
Screens and states
- Service overview
- Project brief
- Quote review
- Draft review
- Revision summary
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
Anika chooses a case-study writing service
- 02
She adds audience, goals, interview notes, and approvers
- 03
The writer returns a quote with timeline and assumptions
- 04
Anika approves the scope and receives a first draft
- 05
She consolidates executive feedback into one revision request
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Clarify whether research, interviews, and editing are included
- Capture audience, purpose, tone, length, sources, and approvers
- Show assumptions, exclusions, and revision limits in the quote
- Keep comments tied to the correct draft version
- Require one authorized feedback decision before revision begins
Constraints
- Source material may be confidential
- Several stakeholders may give contradictory edits
- Word count can change after discovery
Reality check
States worth considering
Finish line
What to deliver
- Design five responsive screens for scope clarity, briefing, quoting, and versioned feedback.
Optional direction
Visual resources
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