UI Lab

Process Patterns

Options for presenting your delivery process with varying density and detail.

Step Bar

Horizontal steps with status styling.

1

Discovery

Goals, users, and success metrics

2

Design

Flows, UI, prototypes

3

Build

Sprints, QA, demos

4

Launch

Go-live and monitoring

5

Optimize

CRO, performance, iteration

Card Row

Card-based sequence with highlights.

Start01

Discovery

Define goals, users, and KPIs

Design02

Design

Flows, UI, prototypes

Build03

Build

Iterate in sprints with QA

Launch04

Launch

Go-live, monitor, stabilize

Timeline

Vertical timeline with badges and detail.

1
Phase 101

Discovery & Strategy

Goals, users, and scope clarity

2
Phase 202

Design & Prototype

Flows, UI, and validation

3
Phase 303

Build & QA

Sprints, demos, and testing

4
Phase 404

Launch & Optimize

Release, monitor, and iterate

Icon Grid

Compact icon + copy grid.

Discovery

Discovery

Goals, users, and KPIs

Design

Design

Flows, UI, prototypes

Build

Build

Sprints, QA, demos

Launch

Launch

Go-live and monitoring

Accordion

Expandable steps for more copy.

Define goals, users, and success metrics; map core journeys.

Dual Track

Discovery vs Delivery swimlanes.

Discovery

  • Goals, users, and constraints
  • Journey mapping and risks
  • Lo-fi flows and validation

Delivery

  • Sprints with demos
  • Build + QA + instrumentation
  • Launch, monitor, optimize

Milestone Rail

Horizontal rail with key milestones.

01

Kickoff

Goals & scope

02

Design

Flows & UI

03

Build

Sprints + QA

04

Launch

Release + monitor

05

Optimize

CRO & perf

Carousel

Swipeable cards for each phase.

Discovery

01

Goals, users, KPIs

Design

02

Flows, UI, protos

Build

03

Sprints, QA

Launch

04

Release + monitor

Optimize

05

CRO + perf

Checklist + CTA

Simple checklist with action.

Checklist

Everything covered per phase

Use a simple checklist with a CTA.

Roadmap w/ Dates

Milestones with dates for real schedules.

Roadmap

Timeline example
Jan 8

Discovery Kickoff

Goals, users, KPIs

Jan 22

Design Handoff

Flows, UI, prototypes

Feb 12

Beta Build Complete

Core features + QA

Feb 26

Launch

Release + monitoring

Circular Loop

Radial steps for continuous improvement.

Continuous loop

Discovery → Build → Launch → Optimize → Repeat

Status Bar

Horizontal bar with Done/Now/Next pills.

Now
DiscoveryDesignBuildLaunchOptimize

Gantt-Lite

Duration bars and ownership hints.

DiscoveryPM
DesignUX
BuildEng
QA + LaunchEng/QA

Tabbed Steps

Tabs per step; content below.

Discovery

Goals, users, KPIs, risks

Current Step Highlight

Focus on now, with what’s next + metrics.

Current Step

Build

Sprints with QA and demos; shipping incrementally.

Cycle time: 2 wksQA pass: 95%Open bugs: low

Next up

  • Launch readiness checklist
  • Monitoring hooks
  • Rollback plan