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Imagine this: You need to know how many users signed up for your newsletter last month, so you open your web analytics tool. You think the event is called “newsletter_signup”, but then you see another event called “signup_newsletter.” Both have a similar amount of volume and seem legitimate. How should you know which event to use?
If you’ve been maintaining a Solution Design document, you’d know the answer. Everyone in your organization could see that a “newsletter_signup” event already exists, and a duplicate doesn’t need to be created.
Comprehensive Solution Design keeps your data organized and ensures your organization is on the same page about every tracked dimension and metric.
In the realm of Digital Analytics, Solution Design typically refers to a spreadsheet outlining every tracked element and the naming conventions used. It’s a living technical document: to be updated as your business evolves. It’s not meant to be completed once and then set aside forever.
Definitely not! Solution Design is hugely helpful for media, Customer Data Platforms, personalization tools, and more. If you’ve documented every dataLayer event name in use and the custom variables being passed with those events, those events take on a whole new life outside of Web Analytics.
For example, you could use your CDP to create a Segment of users who had completed a given event over a specific threshold and then target media for that audience in your desired platform
Solution design is the foundation of successful technology projects. It’s the process of crafting a roadmap to achieve your desired outcome, considering all the technical and business requirements. Imagine it as a blueprint for your project.
Here’s why solution design is crucial:
Solution design and system architecture are both vital parts of IT projects, but they tackle different aspects.
Think of solution design as the roadmap for your project, while system architecture is the detailed blueprint for the specific roads and bridges you’ll need to build to reach your destination.
The solution design process typically involves several key steps:
By investing in solution design upfront, you lay a solid foundation for project success, ensuring a smoother development process, a more efficient use of resources, and a higher likelihood of achieving your desired outcomes.
