1. Business Requirements Alignment
Timeframe: 1–3 Days
Step 1: Business Requirement Alignment and Preliminary Analysis
Timeframe: 1–2 days
Purpose:
Meet with stakeholders to identify high-level business goals, assess alignment with strategic priorities, and conduct back-of-the-napkin calculations.
Evaluate initial cost, risk, and benefit to determine if the effort aligns with company priorities and constraints.
Output:
Initial business case with rough calculations to justify further discovery and planning.
Step 2: Business Risk/Cost/Benefit Assessment (Post-PRD)
Timeframe: 1 day
Purpose:
After the PRD is finalized, conduct a more detailed assessment of cost, risks, and benefits using the requirements and LOE estimates.
Provide an updated recommendation to proceed or reevaluate based on feasibility and potential ROI.
Output:
Detailed business case to support the next steps in the process.
2. Requirement Gathering Process
Timeframe: 1.25 - 2.25 Weeks
Step 1: Stakeholder Alignment
Timeframe: 1–2 days
Purpose:
Meet with stakeholders (product, engineering, integrations) to understand high-level goals and prioritize features.
Output:
Initial list of requirements, prioritized based on impact and feasibility.
Step 2: Discovery and Research
Timeframe: 1–2 weeks (depending on complexity)
Purpose:
Conduct research, gather input, analyze existing data, and review constraints.
Output:
Refined list of requirements with supporting data, initial technical considerations, and key dependencies identified.
3. PRD Development
Timeframe: 3 - 4 Weeks
Step 1: Initial Draft
Timeframe: 1 week
Purpose:
Write the initial PRD with high-level requirements and user stories.
Collaborate with engineering to identify potential challenges, key dependencies, and scope.
Output:
Draft PRD ready for review.
Step 2: Wireframe Creation
Timeframe: 3–5 days (overlapping or sequential with Step 1, as needed)
Purpose:
Create wireframes to visually represent key workflows, user interactions, and page layouts.
Ensure alignment between product vision, engineering feasibility, and UI/UX requirements.
Output:
Wireframes included in the PRD for context and reference during estimation.
Step 3: LOE and High-Level Design Review
Timeframe: 1–1.5 weeks
Purpose:
Collaborate with engineering to refine requirements.
Create a high-level design and task breakdown.
Estimate the Level of Effort (LOE) for development, integration, and testing.
Output:
Updated PRD with detailed LOE estimates, risks, and dependencies.
High-level design and task breakdown.
Step 4: Timeline and Milestone Planning
Timeframe: 2–3 days
Purpose:
Define a development timeline based on LOE, factoring in dependencies and resource availability.
Incorporate milestones into the PRD.
Output:
Finalized PRD with requirements, wireframes, LOE, timelines, and milestones.
4. Jira Ticket Creation and Task Breakdown
Timeframe: 1–3 Days
Purpose:
Engineering creates Jira tickets based on PRD requirements and the implementation plan.
Ensure tasks are actionable and aligned with the roadmap and PRD deliverables.
Output:
Jira tickets with clear requirements, task ownership, and dependencies, ready for sprint planning and execution.
5. UX/UI Design (Figma Design)
Timeframe: 1-2 weeks
Purpose:
Use PRD requirements (and possible wireframes) to develop Figma designs and prototypes.
Collaborate with engineering and UI/UX Design team to identify potential challenges, key dependencies, and scope.
Output:
Figma Design ready for review.
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