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The Development Playbook is a free, open-source process framework for building apps from concept to post-launch. Six phases, 39 step guides, 22 templates, and real examples from 9 shipped projects. Clone it, fork it, make it yours.

What's Inside

6 Phases. 39 Guides. 22 Templates.

Each phase has step-by-step guides that tell you exactly what to do, blank templates you fill in for your project, and clear definitions of done so you know when to move on.

00Concept

Vision, discovery, competitive analysis, feasibility

8 guides6 templates
01Pre-Production

Requirements, architecture, design system, project plan

9 guides9 templates
02Production

Sprint execution with 3-tier testing cadence

2 guides2 templates
03Testing & QA

Functional, platform, performance, security, beta

7 guides2 templates
04Launch

Store prep, compliance, submission, launch day

7 guides1 templates
05Post-Launch

Monitoring, feedback loops, iteration planning

6 guides2 templates
39 step guides total22 templates totalMIT licensed
Getting Started

How to Use the Playbook

1

Clone or fork the repo

The Playbook lives on GitHub. Clone it into your project or fork it to customize the process for your team.

git clone https://github.com/gobixplr-svg/Playbook.git
2

Start at Phase 0: Concept

Open phase-0-concept/README.md. Read the overview, then work through each step guide in order. Fill in the templates as you go.

3

Follow the step guides

Each guide explains what to do, why it matters, what anti-patterns to avoid, and how to know when you're done. The templates give you a blank structure to fill in for your specific project.

4

Move through the phases

When you've completed a phase's deliverables, check the transition criteria in TRANSITIONS.md and move to the next phase. Each phase builds on the last.

See It in Action

This site documents 9 real projects built with the Playbook. Every decision, every pivot, every mistake. Browse the journal to see every phase working on real code.

Read the Journal