DRKM Blueprint System

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Phase Plan

Detailed phase descriptions and transition criteria

Active·Owner: greg·2026-04-04

Phase Planning Overview

The DRKM Blueprint System follows a deliberate four-phase plan. Each phase has clear entry and exit criteria, specific deliverables, and measurable success metrics.

Phase 1: Seed (Weeks 1-2)

Goals

  • Define what a blueprint system should be
  • Establish governance and team structure
  • Create complete specifications
  • Establish decision-making framework

Deliverables

  • Design System Brief (complete)
  • Content Architecture Spec (complete)
  • Repo Template Spec (complete)
  • Master Operating Prompt (complete)
  • Decision Log (7+ decisions)
  • Risk Register (3+ risks)
  • Team and Governance documentation
  • This documentation site

Activities

  • Specification writing and review
  • Architecture decisions
  • Design direction setting
  • Governance structure definition
  • Team role clarification

Timeline

  • Start: Week 1 (2026-03-28)
  • End: Week 2 (2026-04-04)
  • Actual: Completed 2026-04-04

Entry Criteria

  • Team available and aligned
  • Project direction clear
  • Time blocked on calendars

Exit Criteria

  • All specifications approved
  • Decision log finalized
  • No major gaps identified in specs
  • Team understands phase 2 plan
  • Go/no-go decision made (go)

Success Metrics

  • Specifications comprehensive (coverage >95%)
  • Specifications clear (team understands them)
  • Governance working (decisions made quickly)
  • No contradictions between specs

Lessons Learned

  • Writing specifications is faster than expected
  • Collaborative review prevents rework
  • Clear ownership (Greg/Kristina/Rafa) accelerates decisions
  • Markus validation catches incomplete specs early

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Phase 2: Formation (Weeks 3-4)

Goals

  • Build the template system
  • Implement build and deploy infrastructure
  • Create complete component library
  • Establish development workflow

Deliverables

  • Next.js application scaffold
  • 7 fully functional page templates
  • Component library (40+ components)
  • Build pipeline (npm scripts)
  • Deploy pipeline (GitHub Actions)
  • Cloudflare Pages configuration
  • TypeScript and Zod setup
  • Complete development documentation

Activities

  • Next.js scaffold setup
  • Template implementation (7 pages)
  • Component implementation
  • Build/deploy pipeline
  • Local development testing
  • Type safety setup
  • Validation schemas

Timeline

  • Start: Week 3 (2026-04-07)
  • End: Week 4 (2026-04-14)
  • Estimated duration: 7-10 days
  • Buffer: 3-4 days for issues

Entry Criteria

  • Seed phase complete
  • Specifications finalized and approved
  • Team bandwidth available
  • Development environment ready

Exit Criteria

  • npm ci succeeds
  • npm run dev serves local site
  • npm run build completes in <60s
  • npm run export produces static files
  • All 7 templates render correctly
  • GitHub Actions deploy pipeline works
  • Cloudflare Pages accessible
  • No TypeScript errors in codebase
  • Zod validation covers all data types
  • Lighthouse scores >90

Success Metrics

  • All 7 templates implemented
  • Build time <60 seconds
  • Page load time <2 seconds
  • Zero TypeScript errors
  • Validation catches all invalid content
  • Deploy pipeline 100% automated

Key Risks

  • Template complexity (mitigation: start simple)
  • TypeScript learning curve (mitigation: use strict mode)
  • Zod schema complexity (mitigation: incremental schemas)

Transition Criteria to Phase 3

  • All exit criteria met
  • Deployment to production working
  • Team confident in tooling
  • Ready to deploy real content

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Phase 3: Build (Weeks 5-8)

Goals

  • Deploy reference blueprints
  • Test specification completeness
  • Gather real-world feedback
  • Fix gaps and edge cases
  • Validate system works end-to-end

Deliverables

  • System documentation blueprint (this site)
  • 1-2 reference project blueprints
  • Specification refinements based on feedback
  • Deployment runbooks
  • Troubleshooting guides
  • Team training materials

Activities

  • Content creation for reference blueprints
  • Testing blueprint generation process
  • Gathering team feedback
  • Specification adjustments
  • Documentation refinements
  • Training Markus on generation

Timeline

  • Start: Week 5 (2026-04-14)
  • End: Week 8 (2026-05-05)
  • Estimated duration: 3-4 weeks
  • Buffer: 1 week for iteration

Entry Criteria

  • Formation phase complete
  • All exit criteria met
  • Reference content ready
  • Team trained on system

Exit Criteria

  • System documentation site live
  • 1-2 reference blueprints deployed
  • All required information present
  • No critical gaps identified
  • Team can navigate in <5 seconds
  • Specification gaps identified and logged
  • Feedback collected from stakeholders

Success Metrics

  • 100% of planned blueprints deployed
  • Information findability <5 seconds
  • Zero critical gaps
  • Team feedback positive
  • Specification integrity maintained

Key Risks

  • Specification gaps (mitigation: early feedback)
  • Scope creep (mitigation: fixed scope per blueprint)
  • Content quality (mitigation: clear review process)

Transition Criteria to Phase 4

  • 1-2 reference blueprints successfully deployed
  • Specification refinements complete
  • Team confident in process
  • Ready to automate

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Phase 4: Mature (Weeks 9+)

Goals

  • Full automation of scaffold generation
  • Performance optimization
  • Support multiple concurrent projects
  • Enable self-service blueprint creation
  • Establish continuous improvement

Deliverables

  • Fully automated scaffold generation
  • 5+ deployed project blueprints
  • Self-service creation tools/documentation
  • Monitoring and analytics
  • Performance optimizations
  • Continuous improvement process

Activities

  • Automating repetitive tasks
  • Optimizing build and deploy
  • Adding monitoring and alerting
  • Performance profiling and optimization
  • Self-service documentation
  • Training operations team

Timeline

  • Start: Week 9 (2026-05-06)
  • Ongoing: No fixed end
  • Continuous improvements expected

Entry Criteria

  • Build phase complete
  • 1-2 blueprints successfully deployed
  • Process proven and documented
  • Team ready to scale

Success Metrics

  • 5+ blueprints deployed
  • Markus fully autonomous
  • Build time <60 seconds consistently
  • Page load time <2 seconds
  • Zero manual intervention needed
  • Team satisfaction high
  • System ready for expansion

Continuous Evolution

Phase 4 never truly ends. The system continuously evolves:
  • Feedback from new projects
  • Technology updates
  • Process improvements
  • New features or capabilities

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Cross-Phase Principles

Quality Over Speed

Every phase prioritizes quality over schedule. Better to extend a phase than to move to the next with unresolved issues.

Clear Exit Criteria

Each phase has explicit exit criteria. No phase advances until all criteria are met.

Feedback Loops

Each phase includes feedback collection. Feedback shapes the next phase.

Documentation

Each phase produces documentation for the next phase. Knowledge transfers explicitly.

Risk Management

Each phase tracks risks. Risks are mitigated proactively.

Flexibility

While phases have durations, they're flexible. If a phase needs more time, it gets it.