Use Case Stress Test

Can you name the specific business problem this use case solves, in the words of the person who has the problem?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Is the value quantified: a number, an owner for that number, and a date?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Is there a named business sponsor who would fight for this use case in a budget meeting you're not in?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Has the sponsor committed something real: budget, people, or their own time?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Do you know exactly which data the use case needs, and does that data exist today?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Has the data been checked against this specific use: quality, coverage, and the right to use it?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Can a first working version ship in 90 days or less?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Do you have the skills and capacity on the team today, without a hire or heroics?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Do the people who must change how they work know about this, and have they said they want it?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Does the use case fit into a workflow users already have, rather than asking them to go somewhere new?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Is success at 90 days defined in a metric the sponsor already tracks?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.

Does a baseline measurement exist today, so improvement can actually be shown?

No Nothing here yet. If you're honest, this box is empty. Assumed Somebody said so once. Nothing is written down or tested. Partial Real signal, real gaps. You could defend it in a meeting, barely. Mostly Documented and agreed, with minor gaps you know about. Proven Documented, validated, and someone outside your team would say the same.