Introduction
Strategic Planning and Decision Making
Vision and Initiative Alignment
The Problem
Goals
Scope and Requirements
The intent of this section is for the following:
Scope Definition: defines the scope of the proposed product (or features), including what will and will not be included helping manage expectations and focus development efforts.
Guideline for Development: provides detailed information on the product’s features, functionalities, user flow, and interface to guide the development team in building the product.
Framework: provides high-level evaluation criteria for alternative solutions (build, buy, partner) to evaluate different routes to success.
Scope Definition
Define the scope of the proposed product (or feature set), including what will and will not be included, helping manage expectations and focus development efforts.
Requirements
Describe the product requirements that will fulfill the underserved need(s) starting off with the use cases, then specific functionality.
Requirement | Importance | Comments |
|---|---|---|
Out of Scope / Future Functionality
List the known features that are out of scope for this project or might be revisited at a later time.
As is case with the assumptions, it is important to list these out so that architects and engineers can plan accordingly for these later updates.
Requirement | Comments |
|---|---|
Guideline for Development
Provides detailed information on the product’s features, functionalities, user flow, and interface to guide the development team in building the product.
User Interaction and Design
Link to mockups, prototypes, or screenshots related to the requirements.
Process Flow Diagrams
Links to user journeys, process flow, or other diagrams related to the requirements.
Impacted Product Components
If this project is a component to other areas or an update to an existing product, specifically call out where this product will interact with other areas.
Open Questions
List any open questions that come to mind throughout the lifecycle of this initiative.
Question | Answer | Date Answered |
|---|---|---|
Framework
Provides high-level evaluation criteria for alternative solutions (build, buy, partner) to evaluate different routes to success.
Milestones and Launch Checklist
Launch Readiness
Milestones and launch checklist including high-level go-to-market plan to ensure cross-departmental alignment.
High-level Messaging
Includes Unique Selling Proposition (USP) raising visibility of the proposed solution’s value proposition.
Risk Mitigation
Identifies potential risks and propose mitigation strategies.
Subscription / Pricing / Billing Impacts
Describe any financial impact this product will introduce (if any)
Additional References
List and link to any other reference sites, documents … that might be important to the reader.