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## Story Execution Workflow

### Step 1: Validate Vertical Slice
**Goal**: Ensure this story delivers end-to-end value

- [ ] **Vertical Slice Check** - [Slice Validation](./attachments/01-vertical-slice.md)
  - **Does it cross all layers?** UI → API → Database (or full stack)
  - **Can user complete a task?** What meaningful action can they do with just this?
  - **What's the smallest slice?** Minimum to prove value
  - **What's out of scope?** Features explicitly saved for later
  - **Dependencies clear?** What must exist before we start
  - **Can we ship in < 3 days?** If no, slice smaller

### Step 2: Define Success Metrics
**Goal**: Decide how we'll measure impact BEFORE building

- [ ] **Metrics & Analytics Plan** - [Metrics Document](./attachments/02-metrics.md)
  - **Primary metric**: The ONE number that shows success
  - **Leading indicators**: Early signals (usage, engagement)
  - **Lagging indicators**: Final outcomes (retention, satisfaction)
  - **Baseline**: Current state (measure before shipping)
  - **Target**: What success looks like (be specific)
  - **Events to instrument**: What analytics to add to code
  - **Dashboard/queries**: Where to view metrics

### Step 3: Plan Implementation
**Goal**: Think through the build before coding

- [ ] **Implementation Plan** - [Build Plan](./attachments/03-plan.md?template=story)
  - **Technical approach**: Architecture and design decisions
  - **Shippable increments**: Break into 1-2 day chunks
  - **Testing strategy**: Unit, integration, e2e tests
  - **Rollout plan**: Feature flags, gradual rollout, or full release
  - **Rollback strategy**: How to undo if things break
  - **Risk mitigation**: Known risks and how to handle them

### Step 4: Build & Ship
**Goal**: Implement, test, and deploy

- [ ] **Build the Solution**
  - [ ] Implement core functionality
  - [ ] Add telemetry/analytics events
  - [ ] Write automated tests
  - [ ] Code review with team
  - [ ] Manual testing in staging
  - [ ] Deploy to production

- [ ] **Launch Checklist**
  - [ ] Monitoring/alerts configured
  - [ ] Documentation updated
  - [ ] Stakeholders notified
  - [ ] Demo prepared (if needed)

### Step 5: Measure Results
**Goal**: Collect data and observe actual usage

- [ ] **Data Collection** - [Results Document](./attachments/04-results.md)
  - **Observation period**: [X days/weeks for statistical significance]
  - **Metric results**: Record actual numbers vs. targets
  - **User feedback**: Support tickets, comments, surveys
  - **Unexpected behaviors**: Edge cases or surprises
  - **Production issues**: Bugs or performance problems found

### Step 6: Learn & Iterate
**Goal**: Analyze outcomes and decide next steps

- [ ] **Analysis & Learnings** - [Learnings Document](./attachments/05-learnings.md)
  - **Did it work?** Met targets? Moved primary metric?
  - **What surprised us?** Unexpected user behaviors or outcomes
  - **What did we learn?** New insights about users or product
  - **What would we change?** What we'd do differently
  - **Recommendation**: Persevere (double down) / Pivot (change approach) / Kill (stop)

- [ ] **Next Steps** - [Next Actions](./attachments/06-next-steps.md)
  - **Immediate improvements**: Quick wins to amplify success
  - **Follow-up stories**: Bigger enhancements or iterations
  - **Technical debt**: Cleanup or refactoring needed
  - **Documentation**: Learnings to share with team

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## Product-Minded Development

**Before you build, know**:
- Is this the smallest vertical slice? (UI to database)
- How will I measure if it works? (metrics defined)
- Can I ship this in 2-3 days? (scope right-sized)

**After you ship, validate**:
- Are users engaging with it? (watch metrics)
- What are users saying? (collect feedback)
- What did we learn? (document insights)


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## Definition of Done

- [ ] Vertical slice validated (end-to-end value)
- [ ] Success metrics defined and instrumented
- [ ] Implementation planned with risks identified
- [ ] Code complete, tested, and reviewed
- [ ] Deployed to production
- [ ] Metrics tracked for [X days/weeks]
- [ ] Results analyzed and documented
- [ ] Learnings shared and next steps decided

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