Handbook
Work breakdown structure — [Product / Initiative Name]
1. Overview
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Product / initiative | |
| Product Spark / Milestone | |
| Delivery approach | PoC / MVP / Phase |
| Owner | |
| Date | YYYY-MM-DD |
| Status | Draft / Baselined / Updated |
2. Themes
| Theme ID | Theme | Strategic objective / OKR |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | ||
| T2 |
3. WBS hierarchy
Theme: T1 — [Theme Name]
Epic: M1E1 — [Epic Name]
| Story ID | Story | Acceptance criteria (summary) | Priority | Estimate | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1E1S1 | High / Medium / Low | S / M / L | |||
| M1E1S2 | |||||
| M1E1S3 |
Tasks (decompose stories that need it):
| Task ID | Task | Story | Phase prefix | Estimate (hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1E1S1T1 | M1E1S1 | discover: / specify: / design: / build: / verify: / release: |
||
| M1E1S1T2 | M1E1S1 |
Epic: M1E2 — [Epic Name]
| Story ID | Story | Acceptance criteria (summary) | Priority | Estimate | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1E2S1 | |||||
| M1E2S2 |
Theme: T2 — [Theme Name]
Epic: M2E1 — [Epic Name]
| Story ID | Story | Acceptance criteria (summary) | Priority | Estimate | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2E1S1 |
4. Estimation summary
| Level | Count | Total estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Themes | ||
| Epics | ||
| Stories | ||
| Tasks |
Estimation approach
5. Dependencies
| # | Dependent item | Depends on | Type | Risk | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finish-to-Start / Blocked-by / External | ||||
| 2 |
6. Sequencing and iteration mapping
| Iteration / phase | Items included | Focus | Assay Gate criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | |||
| F2 | |||
| F3 |
7. Risks
| # | Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||
| 2 |
8. Traceability
| WBS item | Roadmap theme | OKR | Requirement / spec | Test plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Last updated: YYYY-MM-DD · Owner: [name/role]