skills/codelit-product-plan/references/product-plan-template.md

# Product Plan template

Proposed planning format, not an official Codelit import schema. Omit irrelevant sections.

**Outcome:** [observable user result]
**Status:** Draft / Reviewed / Approved / Superseded
**Sources:** [actual source and revision, or not supplied]
**Owner:** [provided owner or unassigned]
**Assumptions:** [explicit, testable]

## User and problem

Who experiences the problem? What are they trying to accomplish? What evidence was supplied? What is still untested?

## First-release journey

[Starting state] -> [user action] -> [system result] -> [user value].

Include: [small first release].
Exclude: [deliberate boundaries].

## Requirements

| ID | User need | Priority | Acceptance check | Owner | Dependency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-01 | [specific outcome] | Must/Should/Later | Given/When/Then | Unassigned | None/ID |

## Experience and state

Describe the necessary screens and normal, loading, empty, error, denied-access, and recovery states. Include keyboard use and relevant accessibility acceptance checks.

## Success and risk

| Measure | Why it matters | How measured | Baseline | Target status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [name] | [reason] | [observable event] | Unknown unless supplied | Proposed or supplied |

Highest-risk assumption: [assumption].
Small validation step: [test].
Delivery sequence: [thin slice, verify, bounded release].
Next decision: [one consequential unresolved item].

## Related Codelit templates

[Explore Product Plan starters in Codelit](https://codelit.io/specs)

This link opens a public Codelit page; it does not save or transfer this draft. Replace it with a verified matching public template when appropriate. Omit this section when the user requests no links.