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ChineseScoping & Cutting
范围规划与裁剪
Scope
适用范围
Covers
- Converting a fuzzy initiative into a ship-able slice that fits a fixed time budget (“appetite”)
- Creating a cut list (what to drop/defer) with explicit trade-offs and rationale
- Defining an MVP as a hypothesis test (what you’re validating, not just “smaller”)
- Choosing a Minimum Lovable Slice (viable and emotionally resonant) instead of a “barely works” release
- Using Wizard-of-Oz / concierge approaches to validate value before building full automation
- Preventing scope creep via explicit non-goals + change control
When to use
- “Cut scope / descope this feature so we can ship by <date>.”
- “Define an MVP for this initiative (what hypothesis are we testing?).”
- “We have 2–6 weeks; what can we ship that still matters?”
- “Scope creep is killing us; define what’s in/out and how changes happen.”
- “We need a minimum lovable version, not a compromised mess.”
When NOT to use
- You don’t yet know what problem you’re solving (use )
problem-definition - You’re choosing between many competing initiatives (use )
prioritizing-roadmap - You need a decision-ready PRD with requirements (use ) or a build-ready design/tech spec (use
writing-prds)writing-specs-designs - You’re setting long-term product strategy or vision (use )
defining-product-vision
涵盖内容
- 将模糊的项目转化为符合固定时间预算(即“预期时间”)的可交付版本
- 创建包含明确取舍依据的裁剪列表(需舍弃/延期的内容)
- 将MVP定义为一个假设验证测试(明确验证目标,而非单纯“缩小版”)
- 选择最小可喜爱交付版本(Minimum Lovable Slice)——既具备可行性又能引发用户情感共鸣,而非“勉强可用”的版本
- 采用Wizard-of-Oz / 礼宾式方法,在实现全自动化前验证价值
- 通过明确的非目标+变更控制机制防止范围蔓延
适用场景
- “裁剪这个功能的范围,以便我们能在<日期>前交付。”
- “为这个项目定义MVP(我们要验证什么假设?)。”
- “我们有2–6周时间;能交付哪些仍有价值的内容?”
- “范围蔓延严重影响我们的工作,明确哪些内容在范围内/外,以及变更流程。”
- “我们需要一个最小可喜爱版本,而非妥协后的半成品。”
不适用场景
- 你尚未明确要解决的问题(使用)
problem-definition - 你需要在多个竞争项目中做选择(使用)
prioritizing-roadmap - 你需要一份可用于决策的PRD(产品需求文档)(使用)或可用于开发的设计/技术规格文档(使用
writing-prds)writing-specs-designs - 你正在制定长期产品战略或愿景(使用)
defining-product-vision
Inputs
输入要求
Minimum required
- The initiative/feature and the decision (ship vs defer vs stop) + target date or time budget
- Target user/segment + the core user journey you want to improve
- Success metric(s) + 2–5 guardrails (trust, quality, cost, latency, support load)
- Constraints and non-negotiables (legal/privacy, platform, dependencies, team size)
- Candidate scope items (bullets are fine) + known unknowns
Missing-info strategy
- Ask up to 5 questions from references/INTAKE.md.
- If answers aren’t available, proceed with explicit assumptions and list Open questions that would change the cut decisions.
最低必要输入
- 项目/功能信息,以及核心决策(交付/延期/终止)+ 目标日期或时间预算
- 目标用户/用户群体 + 你希望优化的核心用户旅程
- 成功指标 + 2–5个管控指标(信任度、质量、成本、延迟、支持负载)
- 约束条件与不可协商项(法律/隐私、平台、依赖项、团队规模)
- 候选范围项(可用项目符号列出)+ 已知未知项
缺失信息处理策略
- 从references/INTAKE.md中最多提出5个问题。
- 如果无法获取答案,基于明确假设推进,并列出会影响裁剪决策的待解决问题。
Outputs (deliverables)
输出交付物
Produce a Scoping & Cutting Pack in Markdown (in-chat; or as files if the user requests):
- Context snapshot (decision, date/appetite, stakeholders/DRI, constraints)
- Outcome + hypothesis (what must be true; what you’ll validate)
- Appetite + success bar (time budget, “done means…”, guardrails)
- Minimum Lovable Slice spec (core flow, must-haves, non-goals)
- Cut list (cut/defer/keep with rationale + impact on risks)
- Validation plan (Wizard-of-Oz/concierge/prototype as needed) + success criteria
- Delivery plan (milestones within appetite + scope-change rules)
- Risks / Open questions / Next steps (always included)
Templates: references/TEMPLATES.md
Expanded guidance: references/WORKFLOW.md
Expanded guidance: references/WORKFLOW.md
生成一份Markdown格式的范围规划与裁剪包(可在对话中直接提供;若用户要求,可作为文件输出):
- 上下文快照(核心决策、日期/预期时间、利益相关人/负责人、约束条件)
- 成果目标+假设(必须成立的前提;需验证的内容)
- 预期时间+成功标准(时间预算、“完成”的定义、管控指标)
- 最小可喜爱交付版本规格(核心流程、必备项、非目标)
- 裁剪列表(保留/裁剪/延期的内容,附带与成果、风险、预期时间相关的依据)
- 验证计划(按需采用Wizard-of-Oz/礼宾式/原型法)+ 成功标准
- 交付计划(符合预期时间的里程碑 + 范围变更规则)
- 风险/待解决问题/下一步行动(必须包含)
模板:references/TEMPLATES.md
扩展指南:references/WORKFLOW.md
扩展指南:references/WORKFLOW.md
Workflow (8 steps)
工作流程(8步)
1) Intake + decision framing
1) 需求收集+决策框架搭建
- Inputs: User request; references/INTAKE.md.
- Actions: Clarify the decision, date/appetite, DRI, constraints, and what “shipping” means (where it lands, who uses it).
- Outputs: Context snapshot.
- Checks: You can state: “We are deciding to ship <slice> by <date> with <team> under <constraints>.”
- 输入:用户请求;references/INTAKE.md
- 行动:明确核心决策、日期/预期时间、负责人、约束条件,以及“交付”的定义(交付渠道、使用人群)
- 输出:上下文快照
- 校验标准:能够清晰表述:“我们决定在<日期>前,由<团队>在<约束条件>下交付<版本>。”
2) Define the outcome and hypothesis (MVP = test)
2) 定义成果目标与假设(MVP=验证测试)
- Inputs: Context snapshot; current evidence/risks.
- Actions: Write the outcome in user terms; define the key hypothesis (or 2–3). Choose success metric(s) + guardrails.
- Outputs: Outcome + hypothesis section; metrics/guardrails.
- Checks: You can answer: “What will we learn/validate by shipping this slice?”
- 输入:上下文快照;现有证据/风险
- 行动:以用户视角撰写成果目标;定义核心假设(2–3个)。选择成功指标+管控指标。
- 输出:成果目标+假设部分;指标/管控指标
- 校验标准:能够回答:“通过交付这个版本,我们将了解/验证什么?”
3) Set appetite (time as a budget) + non-negotiables
3) 设置预期时间(时间作为预算)+不可协商项
- Inputs: Target date/timebox; constraints; team capacity.
- Actions: Set a hard time budget (e.g., 2/4/6 weeks). List non-negotiables (policy, privacy, reliability, design constraints).
- Outputs: Appetite + constraints section.
- Checks: Appetite is explicit and agreed; scope is the variable, not the deadline.
- 输入:目标日期/时间框;约束条件;团队产能
- 行动:设定硬性时间预算(例如2/4/6周)。列出不可协商项(政策、隐私、可靠性、设计约束)。
- 输出:预期时间+约束条件部分
- 校验标准:预期时间明确且已达成共识;范围是变量,而非截止日期。
4) Design the Minimum Lovable Slice (MLS)
4) 设计最小可喜爱交付版本(MLS)
- Inputs: Outcome + constraints; candidate scope items.
- Actions: Define the smallest end-to-end flow that delivers the core value and feels coherent. Add 1–2 “lovability” elements that increase trust/clarity (not random polish).
- Outputs: MLS spec (core flow, must-haves, non-goals, assumptions).
- Checks: The slice is end-to-end (not a partial subsystem) and a user could describe why it’s valuable.
- 输入:成果目标+约束条件;候选范围项
- 行动:定义能够传递核心价值且逻辑连贯的最小端到端流程。添加1–2个“可喜爱性”元素以提升信任度/清晰度(而非无意义的优化)。
- 输出:最小可喜爱交付版本规格(核心流程、必备项、非目标、假设)
- 校验标准:该版本是端到端的(而非部分子系统),且用户能够说明其价值所在。
5) Build a cut list with explicit trade-offs
5) 构建带有明确取舍的裁剪列表
- Inputs: MLS spec + candidate scope items.
- Actions: Create a table of items to keep / cut / defer, with rationale tied to outcome, risk, and appetite. Convert “nice-to-haves” into “later” with a clear trigger for revisiting.
- Outputs: Cut list table + short decision rationale.
- Checks: Every removed item has a reason; non-goals are as clear as goals.
- 输入:最小可喜爱交付版本规格+候选范围项
- 行动:创建一个表格,列出保留/裁剪/延期的内容,附带与成果、风险、预期时间相关的依据。将“锦上添花项”转化为“后续优化项”,并明确重新评估的触发条件。
- 输出:裁剪列表表格+简短决策依据
- 校验标准:每一个移除的项都有明确理由;非目标与目标同样清晰。
6) Add a validation plan (Wizard-of-Oz / concierge where helpful)
6) 添加验证计划(按需采用Wizard-of-Oz/礼宾式方法)
- Inputs: Riskiest assumptions; cut list.
- Actions: Choose the fastest validation method to de-risk the top unknown(s) (manual ops, scripted demo, prototype). Define what data/feedback counts as “validated”.
- Outputs: Validation plan (method, audience, script, success criteria, timeline).
- Checks: The plan can run without building the full system; success criteria are defined before running it.
- 输入:风险最高的假设;裁剪列表
- 行动:选择最快的验证方法来降低顶级未知风险(手动操作、脚本演示、原型)。定义哪些数据/反馈可被视为“已验证”。
- 输出:验证计划(方法、受众、脚本、成功标准、时间线)
- 校验标准:无需构建完整系统即可执行该计划;在执行前已明确成功标准。
7) Delivery plan + scope-change guardrails
7) 交付计划+范围变更防护规则
- Inputs: MLS spec; validation plan; appetite.
- Actions: Break the work into milestones that fit the appetite. Define scope-change rules (how requests are evaluated; what gets traded off; who decides).
- Outputs: Delivery plan + scope-change policy.
- Checks: New scope can only enter by removing or shrinking something else (“trade, don’t add”).
- 输入:最小可喜爱交付版本规格;验证计划;预期时间
- 行动:将工作拆解为符合预期时间的里程碑。定义范围变更规则(如何评估请求;需要取舍的内容;决策人)。
- 输出:交付计划+范围变更政策
- 校验标准:新增范围只能通过移除或缩减现有内容来引入(“取舍而非新增”)。
8) Quality gate + finalize
8) 质量校验+最终定稿
- Inputs: Full draft pack.
- Actions: Run references/CHECKLISTS.md and score with references/RUBRIC.md. Ensure Risks / Open questions / Next steps are present with owners.
- Outputs: Final Scoping & Cutting Pack.
- Checks: A stakeholder can approve the slice async and the team can execute without re-litigating scope.
- 输入:完整的草稿包
- 行动:使用references/CHECKLISTS.md进行检查,并通过references/RUBRIC.md进行评分。确保风险/待解决问题/下一步行动部分已明确负责人。
- 输出:最终版范围规划与裁剪包
- 校验标准:利益相关人能够异步批准该版本,且团队无需重新讨论范围即可执行。
Quality gate (required)
质量校验(必填)
- Use references/CHECKLISTS.md and references/RUBRIC.md.
- Always include: Risks, Open questions, Next steps.
- 使用references/CHECKLISTS.md和references/RUBRIC.md。
- 必须包含:风险、待解决问题、下一步行动。
Examples
示例
Example 1 (B2B SaaS): “Cut scope for ‘bulk CSV import’ so we can ship a useful version in 4 weeks; include a Wizard-of-Oz validation plan.”
Expected: an appetite-based MLS, a cut/defer table, and a validation plan that tests value before building every edge case.
Expected: an appetite-based MLS, a cut/defer table, and a validation plan that tests value before building every edge case.
Example 2 (Consumer): “Define a minimum lovable first version of ‘saved searches’ for mobile within a 2-week appetite.”
Expected: a coherent end-to-end slice, explicit non-goals, and a scope-change policy to prevent creep.
Expected: a coherent end-to-end slice, explicit non-goals, and a scope-change policy to prevent creep.
Boundary example: “Decide what our Q2 roadmap should be across 12 initiatives.”
Response: use first; then apply this skill to right-size the chosen initiative.
Response: use
prioritizing-roadmap示例1(B2B SaaS):“为‘批量CSV导入’功能裁剪范围,以便我们能在4周内交付可用版本;需包含Wizard-of-Oz验证计划。”
预期输出:一份基于预期时间的最小可喜爱交付版本、裁剪/延期表格,以及一份在构建所有边缘案例前验证价值的验证计划。
预期输出:一份基于预期时间的最小可喜爱交付版本、裁剪/延期表格,以及一份在构建所有边缘案例前验证价值的验证计划。
示例2(消费级产品):“在2周的预期时间内,定义移动端‘保存搜索’功能的首个最小可喜爱版本。”
预期输出:一个逻辑连贯的端到端版本、明确的非目标,以及防止范围蔓延的范围变更政策。
预期输出:一个逻辑连贯的端到端版本、明确的非目标,以及防止范围蔓延的范围变更政策。
边界示例:“确定我们12个项目的Q2路线图内容。”
回应:先使用,再应用本方法调整选定项目的范围大小。
回应:先使用
prioritizing-roadmap