# MVP Scope and Project Brief Template

Use this before starting a new product, feature or internal tool. Short answers are enough.

## 1. The problem

- What problem are you trying to solve?
- Who experiences it most often?
- What do they do today instead?

## 2. The first user

- Who should use the first version?
- What do they need to achieve in one visit or session?

## 3. The essential workflow

Describe the smallest useful journey from start to finish.

1. A user starts by...
2. They need to...
3. The product should...
4. The useful end result is...

## 4. What makes it worth building

- What should be easier, faster, safer or clearer after launch?
- What do you need to learn or prove with the first release?

## 5. Constraints and connections

- Existing systems, documents, APIs or tools involved
- Required user roles or permissions
- Important legal, data or operational constraints

## 6. What can wait

List useful ideas that are not essential for the first release.

## 7. Open questions

List anything that needs a decision before development starts.