FREE TEMPLATE — Design Systems Decoded
This template accompanies EP04 — The Pilot Phase.
Free with newsletter subscription. Link from the EP04 Quick Win section.
Purpose: Select the right pilot squad and measure the results before scaling anything.
From the series by Alex Aljabawi — uxarena.net
One component in production beats two hundred in Figma.
This planner helps you find the right squad, the right component, and the right way to measure what happens next.
The fictional company is Brindlewood — a 140-person e-commerce platform with three product squads. The DS team has been building for four months and has zero production adoption.
DS Lead: Jamie
Date: Q1 2026
Target squad: Checkout Squad
Target component: Form Input