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Northstar Workspace

From the first request to the final sign-off. One calm workspace for your coordinators, a focused mobile companion for technicians, and a clear view of progress for every customer.

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Northstar Services

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Draft · decisions remain
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THE OUTCOME WE ARE DESIGNING FOREvery incoming request has an owner and a next step.
2Audiences
2Journeys
4Screens
23Open decisions
23 decisions still need attention

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CHAPTER 01

Overview

From the first request to the final sign-off. One calm workspace for your coordinators, a focused mobile companion for technicians, and a clear view of progress for every customer.

Who we’re building for

  • Commercial property managers
  • Facilities teams

What success looks like

  • Every incoming request has an owner and a next step.
  • Technicians complete their first job update without assistance.
  • Customers can check progress without calling the office.
Your original business context

We maintain commercial buildings. Requests arrive by email and phone. Two coordinators assign work to twelve technicians. Customers call for updates because they cannot see where a job stands. We want fewer missed jobs and a simple mobile experience for our technicians.

CHAPTER 02

Journeys & screens

Journey 01

A request becomes a resolved job

Coordinators and technicians

  1. Receive request
  2. Assign a technician
  3. Complete the work
  4. Customer sign-off
Requirements & success criteria
Journey 02

A confident first day

New technicians

  1. Accept invitation
  2. Practice an update
  3. Find first assignment
  4. Complete first job
Requirements & success criteria
CHAPTER 03

Release scope

Coordinators

Overview

See what needs attention and keep every request moving.

  • New request
  • Assign work
Requirements & success criteria
Coordinators

Job board

Move work from a new request to a completed visit.

  • New request
  • Schedule visit
Requirements & success criteria
Technicians

Job details

Everything needed to complete one assignment, in one place.

  • Add update
  • Complete job
Requirements & success criteria
New technicians

First-day guide

Build confidence with one small, useful action at a time.

  • Start guided practice
  • View my jobs
Requirements & success criteria

Outside this release

  • Automated billing and payment collection
  • Automatic assignment without coordinator review
CHAPTER 04

Decisions & assumptions

23 items need your attention. Suggestions remain proposals until explicitly accepted.

Remaining questions and decisions
  • Coordinators assign the work
  • Everyone sees only what they need
  • What we are building
  • Who can do what
  • What happens next
  • The main screen
  • The things you keep track of
  • How the money works
  • What you need to see
  • Where work happens
  • Where this product fits
  • Keeping people informed
  • Room to grow
  • Your connected tools
  • What must be protected
  • Getting in
  • A clear history
  • Who else has a say
  • Helping people succeed
  • Outside the first release
  • Good ideas for later
  • Working assumptions
  • Your words, defined
proposed

Coordinators assign the work

The office assigns incoming work. Technicians can update their own assignments and request help.

Requirements & success criteria
proposed

Everyone sees only what they need

Customers see their own jobs. Technicians see assigned jobs. Coordinators see the team queue. Access is checked on every server request.

Requirements & success criteria

Other product choices

proposed

Important changes leave a history

Assignment and status changes record who changed them and when. Removing a team member revokes their access.

Requirements & success criteria
proposed

Start with a small pilot team

Invite two technicians to a guided practice workspace before expanding to the full team. Include contextual tips and an easy way to request help.

Requirements & success criteria
CHAPTER 05

Security & launch

Your protection plan

These are proposed protections for the product being designed. Implementation and testing evidence has not been recorded. Autolace and hosting-provider assurances are separate.

Planned · Evidence pending

Access that follows responsibility

Enforce least privilege on the server, with stronger verification for privileged actions.

Requirements & success criteria

Owner: Build team. Build team: implement and attach verification evidence before release.

Planned · Evidence pending

Information stays within its boundary

Keep each customer or organization’s records isolated, including exports, search and file access.

Requirements & success criteria

Owner: Build team. Build team: implement and attach verification evidence before release.

Planned · Evidence pending

Protected information and secrets

Use encryption in transit and appropriate encryption at rest. Keep secrets out of browsers, logs and exports.

Requirements & success criteria

Owner: Build team. Build team: implement and attach verification evidence before release.

Planned · Evidence pending

Secure sign-in and sessions

Use maintained identity services, secure cookies, revocation and appropriate reauthentication.

Requirements & success criteria

Owner: Build team. Build team: implement and attach verification evidence before release.

Planned · Evidence pending

A record of important changes

Record sensitive access and important changes with actor and time; restrict log access and avoid unnecessary sensitive content.

Requirements & success criteria

Owner: Build team. Build team: implement and attach verification evidence before release.

Planned · Evidence pending

A tested way to recover

Define backups, recovery targets and incident response appropriate to the product.

Requirements & success criteria

Owner: Build team. Operating team: agree recovery targets and incident ownership.

Planned · Evidence pending

Collect only what is needed

Limit sensitive data collection, define retention and deletion, and assess vendor data flows including AI.

Requirements & success criteria

Owner: Build team. Product owner: confirm material retention and data-use obligations.

Planned · Evidence pending

Security checks before release

Map relevant OWASP ASVS requirements to the build, review dependencies and address material findings before launch.

Requirements & success criteria

Owner: Build team. Build team: implement and attach verification evidence before release.

Who can do what

Coordinators

Can

  • Assign jobs
  • See the team queue
  • Review change history

Cannot

  • Change owner access without authorisation

Technicians

Can

  • See assigned jobs
  • Add updates and completion notes

Cannot

  • Browse other technicians’ jobs
  • Export the customer directory

Customers

Can

  • View their own requests
  • Confirm completion

Cannot

  • View another customer’s information
  • Assign technicians

Training & adoption

A useful first five minutes

Walk each technician through a clearly labelled practice update, then help them find their first real assignment.

Requirements & success criteria

Pilot, listen, improve

Start with two technicians and one coordinator. Collect feedback in the app and revise confusing steps before inviting everyone.

Requirements & success criteria
CHAPTER 06

Sources & detail

Supporting material stays with this version. The PDF includes the glossary, build notes and source list. Full answer evidence and history are available in the web document and full-detail download.

Business glossary

Job

One customer maintenance request from intake through sign-off.

Coordinator

A member of the office team who assigns and follows up on work.

Sources & provenance

Fictional example business · user

Decision evidence & rationale
proposed

Coordinators assign the work

Sources: Fictional example business

proposed

Everyone sees only what they need

Sources: Fictional example business

What we are building · 1 details
unanswered

Which improvement matters most for Northstar’s first release?

Not answered

Who can do what · 1 details
unanswered

Which jobs can a technician see?

Not answered

What happens next · 1 details
unanswered

After a technician finishes a job, who closes it?

Not answered

The main screen · 1 details
unanswered

What should coordinators see first?

Not answered

The things you keep track of · 1 details
unanswered

What identifies a maintenance request?

Not answered

How the money works · 1 details
unanswered

Should Northstar collect payments in the first release?

Not answered

What you need to see · 1 details
unanswered

Which report should coordinators open first?

Not answered

Where work happens · 1 details
unanswered

Where will technicians update jobs?

Not answered

Where this product fits · 1 details
unanswered

How should a new email request enter Northstar?

Not answered

Keeping people informed · 1 details
unanswered

How should a customer receive job updates?

Not answered

Room to grow · 1 details
unanswered

How many technicians will use Northstar at launch?

Not answered

Your connected tools · 1 details
unanswered

Which connection belongs in the first release?

Not answered

What must be protected · 1 details
unanswered

Can a customer see another customer’s jobs?

Not answered

Getting in · 1 details
unanswered

How should technicians join Northstar?

Not answered

A clear history · 1 details
unanswered

Who may review the job change history?

Not answered

Who else has a say · 1 details
unanswered

Who gives the go-ahead to launch the pilot?

Not answered

Helping people succeed · 1 details
unanswered

What should a technician do on their first visit?

Not answered

Outside the first release · 1 details
unanswered

Which capability should stay outside the first release?

Not answered

Good ideas for later · 1 details
unanswered

When should automatic assignment be considered?

Not answered

Working assumptions · 1 details
unanswered

How should Northstar display visit times?

Not answered

Your words, defined · 1 details
unanswered

What should Northstar call a maintenance request?

Not answered

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