A direct programme-level entry

A learning-product author may already have a Foundations-like HCD.2-grounded comparison of programme variants. PSD can begin with that comparison and the author’s actual recommendation question. No earlier personal DOCA path or direction choice is invented. Audience assumptions support a bounded learning-product design return, not individual fit; a named learner still needs compatible later Work, entry evidence, support and participation for personal comparison. The author’s authorized programme choice precedes Guide production, and observed learner evidence remains necessary for effectiveness.