Product Discovery & Technical Planning
Before spending money on development, decide what is actually worth building.
You have an idea, a messy process, or a half-defined product, but you are not sure what the first version should include or how risky it is to build.
You get a practical plan for the smallest useful version, plus a realistic path to build it without guessing.
Deliverables
- Product idea clarification
- MVP scope and feature boundaries
- User flows, roles, and risk areas
- Technical architecture direction
- Backlog outline and phased roadmap
- AI-assisted development context for the build phase
Not included
- Full production build
- Backend integrations beyond planning
- Unlimited market research
Make the next decision before writing code
Discovery is useful when the main uncertainty is what to build, who will use it or which integration could block delivery. I turn assumptions into explicit decisions: the user journey, the smallest useful release and the boundaries of the work. If an existing tool already solves the problem, that is a valid outcome.
From context to a buildable brief
We review the current workflow and available materials, map the critical journey, then separate essential features from later improvements. The result connects scope, technical risks and acceptance criteria so a build can be estimated against a shared brief.
Questions before we start
What is included in product discovery?
A scoped product brief, user flows, technical direction, risk list and phased backlog. The exact artifacts depend on the decisions you need to make; discovery is not an open-ended research subscription.
Do I need a technical specification first?
No. A business goal, target user and examples of the current problem are enough to start. Existing designs or specifications help, but identifying missing information is part of the work.
Does discovery commit me to the build?
No. Discovery produces a decision and a handover artifact. We can agree a build phase afterward, or you can use the documented scope with another team.
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Start with scope
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Send the idea, who it is for, what you already have, and what decision you need to make next.