The Better Mouse Trap Co. / sample paperwork

Planning Review

Sample — fictitious company

Sample — fictitious company. All numbers and people are invented scenario assumptions. This is draft concept paperwork; no physical testing, customer evidence, certification, filing or sign-off has occurred.

BasicRevision C12026-10-24sample-draft12 entries
Planning Review
Item IDQuestionSuggested rolesSource IDsStatusAnswer / applicabilityEvidence / exact revisionOwnerNext actionReview decision / date
PLAN-01Who has the problem, and what do they do today?The design role, the marketing rolestrategyzer-vpc,sbaestimate — draftAdult homeowners are users/buyers; manual checking and reluctance to kill are unvalidated needsC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-02What have we learned directly from prospective customers?The marketing role, the design rolensf-icorps,yc-startup-schoolestimate — draftNo interviews, price tests, orders or repeat customers; market-evidence is an explicit none recordC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-03What assumptions are we testing next, and what result would change our decision?b-project-manager, the marketing rolestrategyzer-test-cardestimate — draftProve Capture door and ventilation with surrogates before tooling; cap next feasibility work at $15000C1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-04Have we recorded contributors, ownership, prior work and disclosure questions?the legal rolewipo-ip-checklist,patent-public-searchestimate — draftAlex product concept; Sam mechanical; Jordan electronics/flight where used; fictitious contributions, assignments unsigned; No external disclosure, sales or offers; disclosure history records no activityC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-05What must the first product do, and what is outside this version?The design role, the engineering roleatlassian-product-requirements,smartsheet-product-requirementsestimate — draftBasic C1: Standard mechanical catch-and-release trap for one mouse; manual checks and manual release. No disease-control claims; no child use; no export launchC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-06How will we prove each important requirement?The engineering role, the prototype roletest-planning-guide,sheet-prototypeestimate — draftR01–R06 each links CTQ/DF/PF/CP/T; no test results existC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-07What are the price, sales channel, unit costs and expected volume assumptions?The funding role, the marketing role, b-project-managerstrategyzer-bmc,sheet-economicsestimate — draftMSRP $24; hardware sell-in $13.20; website 3% and Amazon 15% invented fee assumptions, not verified schedules; Packed amortized cost $5.7833 at 3000/year for 3 years; full breakdown in cost-sheet; low volume doubles tooling amortizationC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-08What startup spending, monthly costs and cash shortfall have we allowed for?the funding rolescore-financial-projections,score-startup-budgetestimate — draft$15000 proposed feasibility cap through next technical gate; no funds committed; Cost, volume and channel assumptions explicit; company downside forecast covers Basic only; Hotel/Drone require separate funding gateC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-09Who owns each next task, what does finished mean, and what must happen first?b-project-manageratlassian-project-plan,asana-project-charterestimate — draftAlex Meadow owns budgets; Sam Reed owns technical evidence; independent specialists review safety; no real appointments; actions carry scenario deadlinesC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-10Which risks could stop the project, and who is reducing them?b-project-manager, the engineering role, b-project-managerasana-risk-register,design-risk-guideestimate — draft6 product-specific failure chains; all severity 9/10 require action regardless of RPNC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-11What evidence justifies go, revise, hold or stop at the next review?b-project-managerstagegate-discovery-launch,atlassian-decisionestimate — draftRecommend private feasibility only; hold tooling and launch until critical tests, welfare and regulatory questions closeC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date
PLAN-12What did the last milestone teach us, and which records need revision?b-project-manager, the prototype role, b-project-manageratlassian-retrospectiveestimate — draftNo physical milestone completed; C1 is first planning issue; revisit affected records after actual testsC1 planning only; no empirical evidenceSam ReedResolve stated gap before dependent gateNot reviewed; no decision date