BMAD-METHOD/.patch/826/PR-826-review-comment.md

PR #826 Review Comment

For: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/pull/826
Author: @MikeLuu99
Type: REQUEST CHANGES

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Review Comment

Hi @MikeLuu99! 👋

Thank you for this comprehensive and well-written product planning checklist! The content is excellent and will be a valuable addition to the BMAD documentation. I really appreciate the effort you've put into creating such a thorough guide covering all the key areas of product planning.

After reviewing the PR, I have two required changes before we can merge, plus one optional enhancement that would increase value for BMAD users. Both required changes are straightforward and quick to implement.

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✅ What's Great

• Comprehensive coverage: Your checklist covers all essential product planning areas (vision, audience, features, architecture, resources, market, risk, metrics)
• Well-structured: Clear sections with actionable sub-tasks
• Professional quality: Consistent formatting and organization
• Fills a gap: BMAD doesn't currently have a high-level planning checklist like this

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🔧 Required Changes

1. File Relocation (REQUIRED)

The file is currently placed at the repository root (/high-level-product-plan.md), but BMAD documentation follows a consistent structure where all documentation lives in the docs/ directory with category subdirectories.

Current placement:

/high-level-product-plan.md  ❌

Required placement:

docs/planning/product-planning-checklist.md  ✅

Why this location?

• docs/ - All 46 existing BMAD documentation files live here (100% consistent)
• planning/ - New category for planning guides (similar to docs/ide-info/, docs/installers-bundlers/)
• product-planning-checklist.md - Kebab-case filename matching BMAD conventions

How to fix:

# Create the new category directory
mkdir docs/planning

# Move and rename the file
mv high-level-product-plan.md docs/planning/product-planning-checklist.md

Or simply update the file path in your PR to docs/planning/product-planning-checklist.md.

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2. Code Style Cleanup (REQUIRED)

The file has trailing whitespace on 148 lines, which causes our CI checks to fail. This is easy to fix automatically with Prettier:

Command:

npx prettier --write docs/planning/product-planning-checklist.md

What this does:

• Removes trailing whitespace
• Ensures consistent formatting
• Makes the file pass npm run format:check

Verification:

npx prettier --check docs/planning/product-planning-checklist.md
# Should output: "All matched files use Prettier code style!"

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💡 Optional Enhancement: BMAD Integration

Your checklist is currently a generic product planning guide, which is valuable! However, BMAD has workflows that directly support many of the planning activities you've outlined. Adding a section showing how to use BMAD workflows for each planning phase would make this document even more valuable for BMAD users.

Here's an example section you could add at the end:

## 9. Using BMAD for Product Planning

This checklist can be executed using BMAD workflows. Here's how each section maps to BMAD commands:

### Phase 1: Discovery & Vision

- **Vision & Objectives** → `@product-brief` - Generate comprehensive product brief
- **Target Audience** → `@research --user` - User research and personas
- **Market Analysis** → `@research --market` - Market research and competitor analysis

### Phase 2: Planning & Specification

- **Feature Planning** → `@prd` - Product Requirements Document generation
- **Technical Architecture** → `@architecture` - Technical architecture planning
- **Resources & Timeline** → `@sprint-planning` - Sprint planning and estimation

### Phase 3: Validation & Risk Management

- **Risk Management** → `@solutioning-gate-check` - Architecture and risk validation
- **Success Metrics** → Workflow status tracking in `.bmad/status.yaml`

### Getting Started with BMAD Workflows

For details on any workflow:

```bash
bmad-cli workflow --info <workflow-name>
```

For the complete BMAD product development path:

bmad-cli workflow --path greenfield-level-1

See the BMAD BMM Module for full workflow documentation.

**Why this helps:**
- Shows practical BMAD workflow usage
- Demonstrates how BMAD supports the entire planning process
- Provides CLI examples for users to get started
- Preserves your original content (sections 1-8 unchanged)

**This is optional** - the required changes are just the relocation and code style fix. If you'd prefer to keep the guide generic, that's totally fine! We can always add BMAD integration in a follow-up PR.

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### 📋 Summary of Changes Needed

**Required (must have for merge):**
1. ✅ Relocate file to `docs/planning/product-planning-checklist.md`
2. ✅ Run `npx prettier --write docs/planning/product-planning-checklist.md`

**Optional (nice to have):**
3. 💡 Add BMAD workflow integration section (see example above)

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### 🤝 Need Help?

If you have any questions about these changes or would like me to help make them, just let me know! I'm happy to:
- Provide more examples of BMAD workflow integration
- Answer questions about BMAD documentation conventions
- Assist with the changes if you're short on time

Thanks again for this contribution - looking forward to seeing this merged! 🚀

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**Review Status:** REQUEST CHANGES
**Blocking Issues:** File placement, code style
**Non-Blocking:** BMAD integration (optional enhancement)