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Design System Audit: Assessing Maturity, Consistency, and Adoption

Conduct a comprehensive audit of an existing design system to assess its maturity level, identify inconsistencies, measure adoption, and create an improvement roadmap.

Evaluate a design system across multiple dimensions (completeness, consistency, adoption, documentation, governance) to identify gaps and prioritize improvements.

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Evaluate a design system across multiple dimensions (completeness, consistency, adoption, documentation, governance) to identify gaps and prioritize improvements.

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A company launched a design system 18 months ago but isn't sure if it's actually helping. Some teams use it, others don't. Components are inconsistently implemented. They need an objective assessment of the design system's health.

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Conduct a comprehensive design system audit for [DESIGN SYSTEM NAME] at [COMPANY NAME].\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Audit Dimensions (score 1-5 each):**\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n1) **Component Completeness:**\\\\\\\\n- Inventory of existing components vs. needed components\\\\\\\\n- Coverage: what % of UI is covered by system components?\\\\\\\\n- Missing components that teams are building custom\\\\\\\\n- Component variants: are all needed states/sizes covered?\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n2) **Design-Code Consistency:**\\\\\\\\n- Visual comparison: Figma components vs. coded components\\\\\\\\n- Token alignment: are the same values used in design and code?\\\\\\\\n- Behavioral consistency: do components behave the same way?\\\\\\\\n- Gap analysis: list of inconsistencies\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n3) **Documentation Quality:**\\\\\\\\n- Each component has: description, usage guidelines, do's/don'ts, code examples\\\\\\\\n- Documentation is up-to-date (last updated date)\\\\\\\\n- Searchability and navigation\\\\\\\\n- Onboarding experience for new users\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n4) **Adoption Metrics:**\\\\\\\\n- % of products using the design system\\\\\\\\n- % of screens built with system components vs. custom\\\\\\\\n- Usage frequency per component\\\\\\\\n- Teams actively contributing vs. only consuming\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n5) **Governance and Process:**\\\\\\\\n- Clear contribution process\\\\\\\\n- Versioning and release management\\\\\\\\n- Communication channels\\\\\\\\n- Decision-making authority\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Scoring Framework:**\\\\\\\\n- Level 1 — Ad hoc: components exist but no system\\\\\\\\n- Level 2 — Foundational: core components documented\\\\\\\\n- Level 3 — Established: good adoption, active maintenance\\\\\\\\n- Level 4 — Optimized: high adoption, strong governance\\\\\\\\n- Level 5 — Leading: industry benchmark, external contributions\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\n**Output:**\\\\\\\\n- Current maturity level with justification\\\\\\\\n- Gap analysis by dimension\\\\\\\\n- Prioritized improvement roadmap (quick wins, medium-term, strategic)\\\\\\\\n- Adoption growth plan\\\\\\\\n- Quarterly audit schedule\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\nInclude audit checklist, scoring rubric, and report template.

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