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Brainstorm · Roadmap

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Brainstorm project · Roadmap

Plan phases, milestones, and dependencies.

Brainstorm · 17% of journey

Idea → Live
✓Idea Capture
✓Build Plan
•Refinery
•Tools & DB Prep
•Git Prep
•Prebuild Review
•Build Run
•Beta / Progress Testing
•Deep DB Review
•Subsystem Readiness
•Go Live Review
•Live Management

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Refinery · Roadmap

Plan phases, milestones, and dependencies.

Chief of Staff

Plan phases, milestones, and dependencies. Define the phase-1 slice, milestones, and dependencies in Chat. Advance once the roadmap is clear.

How to do it

  1. 1.Define the phase-1 slice, milestones, and dependencies in Chat.
  2. 2.Advance once the roadmap is clear.
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Operational Flow

Guided delivery path from idea to live operations. Current lane: Brainstorm.

Idea → Refinery

Idea Capture

Capture the idea, intent, and measurable outcome.

Done
  • North star statement is clear
  • Success metrics are defined

Build Plan

Turn idea into an implementation path and milestones.

Done
  • Phase 1 scope is defined
  • Milestones and dependencies captured

Refinery

Finalize the guided pass before handoff to build lane.

Current
  • Review gate is complete
  • Push-to-testing rationale recorded

Testing / Beta Build Ops

Tools & DB Prep

Prepare data model, services, credentials, and operational tooling.

Pending
  • Dedicated Supabase project provisioned (Dewey)
  • Database schema/migrations are ready
  • Service credentials and env vars are configured
  • External integrations are staged (APIs, webhooks)

This phase becomes editable in the Testing lane.

Git Prep

Provision the project repository, then set branch strategy and PR checks.

Pending
  • Dedicated project repository provisioned (GitHub Gary)
  • Branch and merge strategy agreed
  • Preflight checks pass (format/lint/test gates)
  • Release notes or change log started

This phase becomes editable in the Testing lane.

Prebuild Review

Final review before entering build execution.

Pending
  • Scope lock confirmed (no new feature creep)
  • Acceptance criteria are frozen
  • Owner sign-off captured for full build run

This phase becomes editable in the Testing lane.

Build Run

Execute the full build and integration pass.

Pending
  • Build run initiated
  • Build and automated checks complete successfully
  • Build artifacts are published and accessible

This phase becomes editable in the Testing lane.

Beta / Progress Testing

Validate the build on the designated beta URL.

Pending
  • Beta URL is assigned (e.g. example.pufu.ai)
  • Smoke tests pass on beta URL
  • Operator acceptance testing is complete

This phase becomes editable in the Testing lane.

Deep DB Review

Verify migrations, integrity, and performance before live.

Pending
  • Migration integrity verified
  • Backfill and data integrity reviewed
  • Rollback and restore plan is documented

This phase becomes editable in the Testing lane.

Subsystem Readiness

Confirm every critical subsystem is release ready.

Pending
  • Dashboard layer readiness confirmed
  • Backend/services readiness confirmed
  • Frontend/UI readiness confirmed
  • Stripe/payment readiness confirmed
  • User/auth management readiness confirmed
  • Marketing/comms readiness confirmed

This phase becomes editable in the Testing lane.

Go Live Review

Final go/no-go gate for production launch.

Pending
  • Risks and mitigations reviewed
  • Monitoring/alerts are configured
  • Final launch approval is captured

This phase becomes editable in the Testing lane.

Live Management

Live Management

Operate, observe, and iterate post-launch.

Pending
  • Post-launch monitoring cadence active
  • User feedback loop is active
  • Next iteration backlog is maintained

This phase becomes editable in the Live lane.

Full Lifecycle Map

✓ Idea Capture

✓ Build Plan

• Refinery

• Tools & DB Prep

• Git Prep

• Prebuild Review

• Build Run

• Beta / Progress Testing

• Deep DB Review

• Subsystem Readiness

• Go Live Review

• Live Management