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Business ↔ Tech Bridge

Document how business needs translate to technical solutions. This is the critical connection point.

Quick Reference

  • Purpose: Show stakeholders technical choices serve business goals
  • Purpose: Show developers business constraints drive architecture
  • Update When: New features, refactoring, business pivot

Core Mapping

Business Need Technical Solution Why This Mapping Business Value
[Users need X] [Technical implementation] [Why this maps] [Value delivered]
[Business wants Y] [Technical implementation] [Why this maps] [Value delivered]
[Compliance requires Z] [Technical implementation] [Why this maps] [Value delivered]

Feature Mapping Examples

Feature: [Feature Name]

Business Context:

  • User need: [What users need]
  • Business goal: [Why this matters to business]
  • Priority: [Why this was prioritized]

Technical Implementation:

  • Solution: [What was built]
  • Architecture: [How it fits the system]
  • Trade-offs: [What was considered and why it won]

Connection: [Explain clearly how the technical solution serves the business need. What would happen without this feature? What does this feature enable for the business?]

Feature: [Feature Name]

Business Context:

  • User need: [What users need]
  • Business goal: [Why this matters to business]
  • Priority: [Why this was prioritized]

Technical Implementation:

  • Solution: [What was built]
  • Architecture: [How it fits the system]
  • Trade-offs: [What was considered and why it won]

Connection: [Explain clearly how the technical solution serves the business need.]

Trade-off Decisions

When business and technical needs conflict, document the trade-off:

Situation Business Priority Technical Priority Decision Made Rationale
[Conflict] [What business wants] [What tech wants] [What was chosen] [Why this was right]

Common Misalignments

Misalignment Warning Signs Resolution Approach
[Type of mismatch] [Symptoms to watch for] [How to address]

Stakeholder Communication

This file helps translate between worlds:

For Business Stakeholders:

  • Shows that technical investments serve business goals
  • Provides context for why certain choices were made
  • Demonstrates ROI of technical decisions

For Technical Stakeholders:

  • Provides business context for architectural decisions
  • Shows the "why" behind constraints and requirements
  • Helps prioritize technical debt with business impact

Onboarding Checklist

  • Understand the core business needs this project addresses
  • See how each major feature maps to business value
  • Know the key trade-offs and why decisions were made
  • Be able to explain to stakeholders why technical choices matter
  • Be able to explain to developers why business constraints exist
  • business-domain.md - Business needs in detail
  • technical-domain.md - Technical implementation in detail
  • decisions-log.md - Decisions made with full context
  • living-notes.md - Current open questions and issues