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16 changes: 8 additions & 8 deletions app/views/design-histories/design-histories.html
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<h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
class="nhsuk-card__link"
href="v0">First iteration: inital assumptions from discovery
href="v0">1. inital assumptions from discovery
</a> </h2>
<p class="nhsuk-body-s"><time class="nhsuk-u-secondary-text-colour"
datetime="">14 Jan 2026</time></p>
datetime="">Nov 2025</time></p>
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<h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
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href="v1">Second iteration: leading with trust adoption visibility on product pages
href="v1">2. Peer to peer engagement
</a> </h2>
<p class="nhsuk-body-s"><time class="nhsuk-u-secondary-text-colour"
datetime="">14 Jan 2026</time></p>
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<h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
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href="v2">Third iteration: designing the dual pathway approach for trust evaluation submission
href="v2">3. Onboarding flow and evalution upload
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<p class="nhsuk-body-s"><time class="nhsuk-u-secondary-text-colour"
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<h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
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href="v3">Fourth iteration - information architecture and search
href="v3">4. Information seeking types
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{% extends 'layout-hero-histories.html' %}

{% set pageTitle = "Design History: Ground Zero" %}
{% set pageTitle = "Design History 1" %}

{% block content %}
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<div class="nhsuk-grid-column-two-thirds">

<h1>Design History: Ground Zero</h1>
<h1 class="nhsuk-heading-xl">Initial assumptions from discovery</h1>

<p class="nhsuk-body-l">The starting context, assumptions, and materials that informed our initial Compass prototype pages – before any user testing.</p>
<p class="nhsuk-body-l">The starting context, assumptions, and materials that informed our initial prototype before any user testing.</p>

<p class="nhsuk-body-s nhsuk-u-secondary-text-color">Date: November 2025 | Phase: Alpha Week 1</p>
<p class="nhsuk-body-s nhsuk-u-secondary-text-color">Date: November 2025 | Phase: Alpha Sprint 1</p>

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<span class="nhsuk-u-visually-hidden">Information: </span>
<p><strong>The working analogy:</strong> "A Which? Best Buyers Guide for medtech devices" - empowering procurement professionals and clinicians with information to buy products based on holistic value, not just price.</p>
<p><strong>The working analogy:</strong> "A Which? Best Buyers Guide for medtech devices, or Trust Pilot for procurement teams"</p>
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<h2>Problem statement</h2>
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<h2>Initial prototype features</h2>

<p>The first prototype (built Week 1) demonstrated Must Have scope with two core interfaces:</p>
<p>The first prototype (built sprint 1) demonstrated how we would test some our initial assumptions:</p>

<h3>1. Product comparison interface</h3>
<ul class="nhsuk-list nhsuk-list--bullet">
<li>Search and browse MHRA-registered products</li>
<li>Product cards showing regulatory status (NICE, ODEP, DTAC)</li>
<li>Select up to 3 products for side-by-side comparison</li>
<li>Comparison grid showing VBP domain scores</li>
<li>Links to PIM for technical specifications</li>
<li>Trust evaluation summaries</li>
</ul>

<h3>2. Supplier submission portal</h3>
<img class="nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-5" src="https://placehold.co/600x400" alt="">

<h3>2. Trust evaluation sharing flow</h3>
<ul class="nhsuk-list nhsuk-list--bullet">
<li>Multi-step form for product registration</li>
<li>MHRA registration capture (required)</li>

<li>Regulatory evidence sections (NICE, ODEP, DTAC)</li>
<li>VBP domain evidence upload</li>
<li>Trust evaluation submission</li>
<li>Draft save functionality</li>
</ul>

<img class="nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-5" src="https://placehold.co/600x400" alt="">

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<h2>Initial design decisions</h2>
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</tbody>
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<h2>Proposed success metrics</h2>

<p>At ground zero, we defined these metrics to validate our assumptions:</p>

<ul class="nhsuk-list nhsuk-list--bullet">
<li>5+ suppliers submit standardised data for one device category</li>
<li>8/10 procurement professionals find comparison tool more useful than current methods</li>
<li>Users can find and understand evidence in under 5 minutes</li>
<li>Prototype reduces perceived time-to-decision by 20%+ in testing</li>
</ul>


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<h2>What we didn't know yet</h2>

<p>These questions remained open at ground zero, to be answered through user research:</p>
<p>These questions remained open, to be answered through user research:</p>

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<li>How do procurement teams actually build confidence in product decisions?</li>
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<p>We had not yet validated whether users wanted to <strong>read documents</strong> or <strong>talk to peers</strong>. This would prove to be a critical finding that reshaped the entire service direction.</p>
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<h2>Next steps from ground zero</h2>

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<li><strong>User research:</strong> Interview procurement teams and clinicians to validate assumptions</li>
<li><strong>Supplier engagement:</strong> Test submission portal with 3-5 medtech suppliers</li>
<li><strong>Prototype testing:</strong> Usability sessions with comparison interface</li>
<li><strong>Assumption validation:</strong> Prioritise testing riskiest assumptions first</li>
<li><strong>Iteration:</strong> Update prototype based on findings before Week 4</li>
</ol>

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<span class="nhsuk-u-visually-hidden">Information: </span>
<p><strong>Document purpose:</strong> This design history captures the starting context for Compass alpha. It serves as a baseline to compare against later iterations, demonstrating how user research and testing changed our understanding and approach.</p>
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