Learner worksheet
Critique and Acceptance Sheet
A review sheet for critiquing product/design work against user goals, heuristics, evidence, severity, accessibility, and readiness standards.
Output standard
A prioritized critique with acceptance criteria, scenarios, accessibility criteria, and Definition of Done checks.
Use when
Use after choosing a direction and before creating or approving a flow.
Related sessions
Worksheet fields
Use this after an option or screen exists but before treating it as ready.
Fields to complete
- Critique scope
- User story
- What is working
- Issues
- Observation
- User impact
- Severity
- Evidence or assumption
- Recommended improvement
- Top three fixes
- Acceptance criteria
- Given/When/Then scenarios
- Accessibility criteria
- Definition of Done
- Readiness decision
Quality check
Critique should be specific, grounded, and usable.
Check before accepting
- Feedback is directed at the work, not the person.
- Issues link to user goal or standard.
- Severity is not exaggerated.
- AI-generated critique is checked for fake certainty.
- Acceptance criteria are observable outcomes.
Starter prompt
This prompt turns a rough critique into acceptance criteria.
Starter prompt
Critique this screen or flow against the user story, task success, clarity, states, accessibility, evidence, and risk. Prioritize issues by severity, then write acceptance criteria, Given/When/Then scenarios, accessibility criteria, and a readiness decision.