Reviewed by Aditya Kumar · Last reviewed 2026-03-24
**Situation**: Complex platforms have multiple stakeholders, ambiguous scope. **Action**: (1) Stakeholder workshops—personas, use cases, success metrics; (2) Data discovery—sources, volume, quality, latency; (3) Gap analysis—current vs. desired; (4) Prioritization—MoSCoW or...
Pro-Move: 'We run discovery sprints before design—uncovered 3 undocumented sources that changed the architecture.'
Situation: Complex platforms have multiple stakeholders, ambiguous scope.
Action: (1) Stakeholder workshops—personas, use cases, success metrics; (2) Data discovery—sources, volume, quality, latency; (3) Gap analysis—current vs. desired; (4) Prioritization—MoSCoW or RICE; (5) PRD—scope, assumptions, acceptance criteria.
BCG Style: Align with business strategy; quantify impact. Iterative refinement—prototype early, validate. Define MVP and iterate.
Pro-Move: 'We run discovery sprints before design—uncovered 3 undocumented sources that changed the architecture.'
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