Phase 01
Pre-Production
Transform the approved Concept Document into a buildable plan.
“How are we building this, and in what order?”
Steps
01
Requirements Specification
Formalize features into user stories and acceptance criteria
Deliverable: Requirements Document
02
Technical Spikes
Time-boxed prototypes to validate unknowns
Deliverable: Spike Reports
03
Architecture Design
System architecture, data models, testability patterns
Deliverable: Architecture Document
04
UI/UX Design
Visual direction, wireframes, screen designs, user flows
Deliverable: UI/UX Spec
05
Design System
Design tokens, component library, component specs
Deliverable: Design System Spec
06
API & Data Design
Database schema, API contracts, data flows
Deliverable: API Spec + Schema
07
Project Plan
Milestones, sprints, task lists
Deliverable: Project Plan
08
Dev Environment Setup
Repos, CI/CD, testing infrastructure
Deliverable: Working Dev Environment
09
Phase Retrospective
Capture process learnings, create continuity artifacts
Deliverable: Retrospective + Continuity
Key Principles
Design for the MVP, not the vision. Architecture should support v1 features cleanly.
Spike the unknowns. Any complex or unknown items get a time-boxed prototype before committing.
Set up for speed. Dev environment and CI/CD should make production as frictionless as possible.
Estimated time investment3 days – 2 weeks