# S-04 — Vertical slice workshop flow
# Category: SHOULD (Phase F · High-value)
# Kapitel: 08 – Vertikale Slices und Komplexität
# Anker: 15-Min-Workshop: Epic → Outcome → dünnster Pfad → Folge-Slices + kumulatives DoD
# Orientierung: 16:9 landscape
# Didaktik: Visuelles Rezept für Slice-Zuschnitt; verbindet Kap. 8 mit Aufgabenformulierung und DoD.
# Caption (DE): Vom Epic zum dünnsten Slice: Outcome, Ausschlüsse und kumulative DoD.
# Ziel-Asset: assets/illustrations/S-04-vertical-slice-workshop-flow.jpg
# Gate0: Imagine→SVG (nummerierte Prozesskette)
# Language: English (Gemini / Imagen)
# Usage: paste entire prompt body below into Gemini
# Complements: K-06 (horizontal vs vertical) — process recipe, not the comparison figure

--- PROMPT START ---
Create a horizontal process-flow infographic, 16:9 landscape, for a professional practice book teaching vertical slices for coding agents.

OUTPUT SPECS:
- 16:9 landscape; flat-vector process diagram; soft depth; print-ready
- Concrete example woven in without clutter

TOPIC:
Turn a large epic into a thin end-to-end slice: one-sentence outcome, affected layers, thinnest usable path as Slice 1 with explicit exclusions, then numbered follow-up slices with cumulative DoD.

TITLE (exact):
Vertical slice workshop
SUBTITLE (exact):
from epic to thinnest usable path

COLOR / STYLE:
- Background #F8FAFC; navy #0B1F33; teal #0D9488 process arrows
- Green #16A34A for Slice 1 / DoD; amber #D97706 for exclusions
- Flat vector; generous margins

PROCESS STEPS left → right (numbered 1–5):

1. "Epic"
   example chip: "Invoice PDF export"
2. "One-sentence outcome"
   example: "User downloads invoice PDF"
3. "Touch layers"
   tiny icons or chips: "API · service · template · test"
4. "Slice 1 = thinnest path"
   green badge "Slice 1"
   amber chip "exclusions: bulk · email · legacy"
5. "Follow-up slices"
   chips: "Slice 2" · "Slice 3"
   green note: "cumulative DoD"

Optional bottom ribbon:
"each slice: goal + constraints + exclusions + checkable DoD"

TYPOGRAPHY:
- English only; short labels
- Example is illustrative, not a full UI mock
- Max ~12 primary labels

ALLOWED TEXT:
- Title / subtitle
- Step labels as above
- Example chips: Invoice PDF export · User downloads invoice PDF · API · service · template · test · exclusions: bulk · email · legacy · Slice 1 · Slice 2 · Slice 3 · cumulative DoD
- Optional ribbon text above

NEGATIVE:
- robots, logos, fake full wireframes, German paragraphs, watermarks

FINAL SELF-CHECK:
Five steps present. Slice 1 has exclusions. Cumulative DoD appears at the end.
--- PROMPT END ---

# Follow-up edit:
# Keep Invoice PDF export as concrete example. Preserve exclusions chip.
# Drop layer icons before garbling step numbers.
