Product Design + Backlog

Company Operating System as brain + spine

The hub preserves and applies:

• Definitions and taxonomy
• Policies and permissions
• Priorities and constraints
• Context memory
• Evidence (audit logs, receipts, decision history)

MVP killer workflows

1. Intake to structured work

• Capture request, constraints, budget, approvals
• Ask only missing questions
• Produce structured work packages with dependencies and due dates

2. Weekly operations rhythm

• Flag overdue and blocked items
• Propose next-week plans by function and role
• Publish shipped/in-progress/blocked and decisions-needed update

3. Stop/start recommendations

• Summarize KPI movement, spend, cycle time, SLA risk
• Recommend reallocations and fixes
• Convert recommendations into queued work

Roadmap

Phase 0 (1 week)

• Work taxonomy
• Definitions of done
• SLAs, cadence, permissions, approvals

Phase 1 (2 to 4 weeks)

• Intake triage and structured work creation
• Weekly ops reporting
• Rules-based recommendations

Phase 2 (4 to 8 weeks)

• Messaging + read-only system connectors
• Approval workflows and evidence attachments

Phase 3

• Vertical role packs
• Multi-team rollup reporting
• Role/workflow/template marketplace

Backlog themes

• Intake and normalization
• Planning and assembly
• Orchestration and escalation
• Measurement and learning
• Reporting automation
• Governance and safety