# Software Project Brief Checklist

Use this outline to prepare a project brief for a discovery conversation.

## Business goal
- What business outcome should the product support?
- What is happening today, and why does it need to change?
- How will you know the work is successful?

## Users and workflows
- Who will use the product?
- What are the most important tasks they need to complete?
- Which workflow should the first release support?

## Scope and priorities
- What must be included in the first release?
- What can be delivered later?
- What is explicitly out of scope?

## Systems and data
- Which platforms, APIs, or third parties need to connect?
- Is data migration or data cleanup required?
- What technical, hosting, or legacy constraints exist?

## Quality, privacy, and security
- What devices, browsers, or environments matter?
- What testing and release checks are expected?
- What privacy, security, accessibility, or compliance requirements apply?

## Delivery and decisions
- Who owns product decisions and acceptance?
- What timeline, dependencies, and review cadence should be considered?
- What budget assumptions and ongoing support needs should be included?