A sample design brief structure
1. Document purpose
This document provides an overview of the design intended to detail the architectural design.
2. Overview
2.1 Feature overview
2.2 Solution context
3. Solution
3.1 Scope
3.1.1 Out of scope
3.2 High-level design
3.2.1 Existing state
3.2.2 Proposed state
3.3 System components
3.4 Alternative solutions
4. Design Elaboration
4.1 DB
4.2 Sequence diagrams
5. Design Considerations
5.1 Design decisions
5.2 Assumptions
5.3 Dependencies
5.4 Risk and issues
5.5 Open items
5.6 Infrastructure
5.7 Security
5.7.1 Connectivity
5.7.2 Data classification
5.8 Non-functional specification
5.9 Performance and volumes
6. Appendix
6.1 Glossary
6.2 Related documents
6.2 Attachments