PHP project brief template

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1. Expected outcome

What should change for users and business.

Problem to solve.Main users and situations.Observable outcome and validation.Consequence of not acting.

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2. Initial scope

What is in, out and still open.

Flows in the first release.Explicit exclusions.Priorities and dependencies.Acceptance criteria per flow.

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3. System and context

Technical and organizational baseline.

Existing applications, repositories and environments.Owners and teams involved.Constraining technologies and known debt.Dates, contracts or regulations limiting options.

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4. Data and integrations

Information and systems crossing the product.

Inputs, outputs, volume and sensitivity.External systems, owners and documentation.Expected frequency, latency and consistency.Migration, import and history retention.

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5. Quality and operations

How it reaches and stays in production.

Availability, performance and security needs.Testing, review and approval.Release, rollback and windows.Logs, metrics, support and owners.

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6. Pending decisions

Uncertainty to resolve.

Assumptions requiring validation.Alternatives to compare.Risks and open questions.Next experiment, interview or evidence.

Recommended use

Turn answers into decisions

Work through it with business, product, technology and operations.
Attach real examples of inputs and outputs.
Separate requirement, preference, constraint and assumption.
Review after discovery; do not treat it as an immutable contract.

Next step

Content connected to this decision

Continue with diagnosis, execution or related experience.