MVP Scoping Worksheet

Turn an idea into the smallest first phase that ships in weeks and pays for itself.

14 checks40 minutes

Most projects fail by trying to do everything first. The valuable skill is scoping. Work through this worksheet before any code is written.

01Find the first outcome

Write the single most valuable outcome you could deliver firstA little-of-everything first version guarantees a long build and a vague result.
List the handful of workflows the software is meant to improveYou cannot choose the right first workflow from a list you never wrote down.
Score each workflow on pain today, value of fixing it, and feasibilityWithout a score, the impressive feature gets built before the useful one.
Pick the one that wins on all three and queue the restQueuing, not cancelling, is what keeps the first phase small enough to finish.