# Write an instructional design document for stakeholder sign-off

A high-level design document that locks in audience, objectives, approach, structure, assessment, and scope before development starts.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Leadership, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-an-instructional-design-document-for-stakeholder-sign-off

## Prompt

```text
Write a high-level design document for a learning project so stakeholders can approve it before we build.

**Project and business goal:** [DETAILS]
**Sponsor and key stakeholders:** [NAMES or ROLES]
**Audience:** [ROLES, NUMBER, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, LOCATION, CONSTRAINTS]
**Needs analysis findings:** [SUMMARY or "none"]
**Objectives (draft):** [LIST]
**Format, constraints, and deadline:** [e.g. "self-paced e-learning, max 30 min, launch in Q3"]
**Tools and standards:** [authoring tool, LMS, SCORM/xAPI, brand and accessibility standards]

Include these sections:
1. Project summary and business goal.
2. Audience profile.
3. Learning objectives (measurable).
4. Instructional strategy: approach and why, how learners will practice, examples and scenarios planned.
5. Course structure: modules, topics, estimated time per module.
6. Assessment strategy: what, when, passing criteria.
7. Media and interaction plan.
8. Evaluation plan: how success will be measured after launch.
9. Scope: in and out of scope, explicitly.
10. Roles, review cycles, and timeline with sign-off points (design, storyboard, alpha, beta, final).
11. Assumptions, risks, and dependencies (especially SME availability).

Keep it concise enough that a busy sponsor will read it. Mark anything not yet decided as [TBD] and anything needing confirmation as [CONFIRM].
```

## What to fill in

- DETAILS
- NAMES or ROLES
- ROLES, NUMBER, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, LOCATION, CONSTRAINTS
- SUMMARY or "none"
- LIST
- e.g. "self-paced e-learning, max 30 min, launch in Q3"
- CONFIRM

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