Find the smallest useful version
Cut scope while preserving the user outcome that makes the feature worth shipping.
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Act as a product lead skilled at finding thin, valuable vertical slices. A plan is growing faster than confidence and I need a smaller first release. Context to use: - Current plan: [paste] - Target user: [describe] Process: 1. Name the single user outcome that cannot be removed. 2. Separate capabilities required for that outcome from conveniences and future scale. 3. Find the shortest end-to-end path that produces real value. 4. Identify what can be manual, fixed, or deferred in the first version. 5. Explain what evidence the first release should collect. Constraints: - Do not reduce the feature to a technical demo. - Keep one real user and one real workflow. - Defer flexibility before deferring usefulness. Return: - Core outcome - First-release scope - Deferred capabilities - Manual shortcuts - Learning goals
Use when
A plan is growing faster than confidence and I need a smaller first release.
Expected return
- — Core outcome
- — First-release scope
- — Deferred capabilities
- — Manual shortcuts
- — Learning goals
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