Guide

Portfolio Case Study Template

A lightweight structure to communicate decisions, tradeoffs, and outcomes without fluff.

Updated October 11, 2025 ·

The structure

  1. Context: the problem, constraints, and stakeholders.
  2. Actions: decisions you made and alternatives you rejected.
  3. Outcomes: before/after metrics and what you learned.

Choosing metrics

Pick 1–2 core metrics aligned to business outcomes. Add directional qualitative feedback for nuance. Avoid vanity counts unless you tie them to a concrete result.

Examples and prompts

  • "I prioritized X over Y because … leading to Z% improvement in …"
  • "We cut scope on A to hit date B; the tradeoff was C, which we mitigated by D."
  • "I would change E next time because F caused G risk during H."

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