--- layout: markdown_page title: "Blueprints" --- inspired by [Engineering - Infrastructure Blueprint](/handbook/engineering/infrastructure/blueprint/) ## Overview **Blueprints** are intended to flesh out our thinking about specific ideas we need to implement and/or problems we need to solve. Blueprints are sketches whose purpose is to foster and frame discussion around Infrastructure topics. As a guideline, a blueprint are structured as follows: * Idea or problem statement: provide background and scope the idea or problem discussed in the blueprint * Summary of past efforts (if applicable) * Outline of options * Additional considerations * Dependencies * Related blueprints or designs * Costs * Recommendations ## Index Listed alphabetically: * [Data Needs - Stakeholder Interviews outcomes](/handbook/business-ops/blueprints/data-needs-outcomes) * [Structure](/handbook/business-ops/blueprints/structure)