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This checklist validates specification completeness and quality before proceeding to planning. It covers the MVP Specification.

Content quality

  • No implementation details (languages, frameworks, APIs)
  • Focused on user value and business needs
  • Written for non-technical stakeholders
  • All mandatory sections completed

Requirement completeness

  • No [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] markers remain
  • Requirements are testable and unambiguous
  • Success criteria are measurable
  • Success criteria are technology-agnostic (no implementation details)
  • All acceptance scenarios are defined
  • Edge cases are identified
  • Scope is clearly bounded
  • Dependencies and assumptions identified

Feature readiness

  • All functional requirements have clear acceptance criteria
  • User scenarios cover primary flows
  • Feature meets measurable outcomes defined in success criteria
  • No implementation details leak into the specification

Notes

  • All items pass — the spec is ready for planning.
  • Authentication is explicitly deferred to a future phase (documented in Assumptions).
  • Version history beyond last-saved state is out of scope for MVP (documented in Assumptions).
  • Multi-user access is out of scope for MVP (documented in Assumptions).