APP PROJECT BRIEF
A practical worksheet by Sufiyan Razaq
https://sufiyanrazaq.com/blog/

Use this to prepare a development discussion or compare proposals.
Leave unknowns marked "to investigate". A useful question is better than
an unsupported assumption. Do not include passwords or customer records.

1. THE CUSTOMER AND THE OUTCOME
Primary user:
Situation that makes them open the app:
Task they should be able to finish:
How they solve this today:
Business decision the first release should inform:
Evidence we would use to assess that decision:

2. ONE COMPLETE JOURNEY
Start:
Main steps:
Successful outcome:
What the operator/support team must do:
What happens if the network fails or the user retries:
What happens if the user cancels or needs a refund:

3. THE RELEASE BOUNDARY
Essential for this journey:
Explicitly deferred:
iOS / Android / other platforms:
Supported devices and accessibility needs:
Existing designs, content and assets:

4. CONNECTIONS AND DEPENDENCIES
Backend / API owner and documentation:
Authentication and account recovery:
Payments / subscriptions (if applicable):
Notifications, maps, hardware or other integrations:
Sandbox accounts / representative test data available:
Data stored offline and how conflicts should be resolved:
Unknown that could change the estimate most:
Small investigation needed to resolve that unknown:

5. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
Write: Given [situation], when [action], then [observable result].
Happy path:
Interrupted request / retry:
Invalid data / missing permissions:
Accessibility:
Operator / support flow:

6. OWNERSHIP AND LAUNCH
Owner of source repository, domain and app-store accounts:
Owner of backend, signing keys and third-party subscriptions:
Who approves scope and content:
Who performs release testing:
How failures will be observed without collecting unnecessary private data:
Release / rollback responsibility:
Maintenance and handover expectations:

7. CONSTRAINTS
Target milestone and why it matters:
Budget range (if established):
External deadlines / dependencies:
Decisions needed before an estimate can be useful:

NEXT STEP
Read the scope guide:
https://sufiyanrazaq.com/blog/flutter-mvp-scope/

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