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Epic Discovery Document Generator

Epic Key: $ARGUMENTS

Workflow Chain

This command creates a discovery document for research and customer discovery epics:

/create-epic-discovery <epic-key>  → Creates Discovery Document (YOU ARE HERE)
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[Manual research, interviews, experiments]
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/synthesize-discovery <doc-urls...>  → Synthesizes findings into actionable tickets
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Creates tickets in target implementation epics

Phase 0: Context Retrieval

1. Fetch the epic from Jira using {Epic_Key}

2. Extract from epic:

   • {Epic_Title} - The epic title/name
   • {Jira_Project} - The Jira project URL
   • Linked tickets

3. Determine Confluence location:

   • Default: /Epics/Discovery/{Epic_Key}/
   • If location unclear, ask user

4. FAILURE CONDITION - Missing Information:

   If epic cannot be found or has no linked tickets:

   STOP and prompt the user:

   I was unable to retrieve epic {Epic_Key}.
   
   Issue: [epic not found / no linked tickets / access denied]
   
   Please provide:
   1. Confirm the epic key is correct
   2. Jira Project URL: [paste link]
   3. Confluence publish location: [paste link or confirm default]
   

   DO NOT PROCEED until confirmed.

5. MANDATORY CHECKPOINT - Epic Confirmation:

   Please confirm before I proceed:
   
   Epic Key: {Epic_Key}
   Epic Title: {Epic_Title}
   Linked Tickets: [count] tickets found
   Publish Location: [Confluence path]
   
   Is this correct? (Yes / No / Correct)
   

   DO NOT PROCEED without explicit user confirmation.

Phase 1: Question Extraction

1. Read all Jira tickets linked to epic {Epic_Key}

   • Use JQL query: "Epic Link" = {Epic_Key} to find all child tickets
   • Extract acceptance criteria from each ticket
   • Identify ticket dependencies and relationships
   • Note any technical constraints mentioned
   • Extract explicit questions from ticket descriptions
   • Identify implicit questions from ambiguous requirements
   • Note assumptions that need validation
   • Catalog unknowns and uncertainties

2. Categorize questions into themes:

   • Customer/User Discovery (who, what problems, what workflows)
   • Technical Feasibility (can we build it, how complex)
   • Business Viability (is it worth it, what's the ROI)
   • Integration Points (external systems, APIs, data sources)
   • Scope Boundaries (what's in, what's out)

3. Identify research methods needed for each question:

   • User interviews
   • Data analysis
   • Technical spikes/POCs
   • Competitive research
   • Expert consultation
   • Prototyping

Phase 2: Discovery Document Creation

Create a discovery document with these sections:

1. Discovery Overview

• Epic: Link to epic with title
• Discovery Goal: What are we trying to learn?
• Success Criteria: How do we know discovery is complete?
• Timeline: Expected discovery duration (if known)
• Stakeholders: Who needs to be involved?

2. Hypothesis Map

For each major feature/capability in the epic:

3. Research Questions Matrix

Organize questions by category and priority:

Customer/User Discovery

Technical Feasibility

Business Viability

Scope & Boundaries

4. Dependencies & Blockers

• External dependencies (third-party APIs, vendor decisions)
• Internal dependencies (other teams, systems)
• Information blockers (data access, stakeholder availability)
• Timeline dependencies (seasonal, market timing)

5. Research Plan

For each high-priority question, outline:

Research Activity Template

**Activity:** [Interview/Spike/Analysis/etc.]
**Questions Addressed:** Q1, Q2, T1
**Method:** [Detailed approach]
**Participants/Resources:** [Who/what is needed]
**Expected Duration:** [Time estimate]
**Output:** [Deliverable format]

6. Decision Framework

Define how findings will be evaluated:

7. Risk Register

8. Target Implementation Epics

List epics where findings may generate tickets:

9. Linked Tickets

Discovery Epic: {Epic_Key} - {Epic_Title}

Phase 3: Review & Publish

MANDATORY CHECKPOINT - Discovery Document Review:

## Discovery Document Preview for {Epic_Key}

[Full discovery document content]

---

Research Questions Identified: [count]
Hypotheses to Validate: [count]
High-Priority Questions: [count]
Target Implementation Epics: [list]

Ready to publish this discovery document to Confluence? (Yes / No / Modify)

DO NOT PUBLISH without explicit user approval.

Phase 4: Publish & Output

1. Publish to Confluence at: /epics/Discovery/{Epic_Key}/

   • Page title: "{Epic_Key} Discovery - {Epic_Title}"

2. Verify the document was published successfully

3. Get the published document URL ({Discovery_Document})

Failure Conditions

Output

When complete, you MUST provide:

## Discovery Document Complete!

**Discovery Document:** {Discovery_Document}

### Summary
- Epic: {Epic_Key} - {Epic_Title}
- Research Questions: [count]
- Hypotheses to Validate: [count]
- High-Priority Items: [count]
- Target Implementation Epics: [list epic keys]

### Immediate Actions Needed
1. [First research activity to start]
2. [Stakeholders to schedule]
3. [Data to gather]

### Next Steps
After completing discovery research, run:

/synthesize-discovery {Discovery_Document} [additional-source-urls...]

This will synthesize findings and create actionable tickets in target implementation epics.

CRITICAL: The Discovery Document URL is required for the synthesis step.