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2026-01-17 Master Plan Restructure (2512_genai_food_tracking-9zr)

Task Metadata

  • 📆 Date: 2026-01-17
  • 🚥 Status: Complete

Objective

Goal: Tidy up Phase 1 and introduce a dedicated "Phase 2: Onboarding & First User Experience" to focus on the "Aha!" moment and seamless entry.

  • Trigger: User request to re-prioritize and organize the roadmap.
  • Constraints: Keep existing completed tasks visible but organized.

Technical Strategy

Refactor docs/project_management/index.md.

  • New Structure:
    1. Phase 1: Foundation (Stable): Focused on architecture, data standards, and core systems.
    2. Phase 2: Onboarding & First User Experience (Current Focus): Focused on guest mode, offline polish, and visual hierarchy.
    3. Phase 3: Core Utility (The "Loop"): Focused on data aggregation, history, and outcome tracking.
    4. Phase 4: Friction Zero (Retention): Focused on quick-add and habits.
    5. Phase 5: Cross-Platform & Native.

Testing Strategy

  • Visual check of the rendered Markdown.
  • Ensure logical flow of dependencies (e.g., Guest Mode needed for easy onboarding).

Risk Analysis

  • Scope Creep: Restructured existing tasks to match new phase definitions rather than adding new complexity.
  • Files to Modify:
    • docs/project_management/index.md

Execution Plan

  • Step 1: Draft the new Master Plan structure in the Work Log approach.
  • Step 2: STOP and get user approval.
  • Step 3: Update docs/project_management/index.md.
  • Step 4: Verify and Close.

Execution Notes

  • Restructured index.md to move "Offline Capability" into Phase 2 (FTUE).
  • Grouped architectural and standardisation tasks into Phase 1 (Stable).
  • Explicitly defined Phase 2 goal: "Make the journey from Zero to First Log frictionless".

User Approval & Key Learnings

Key Learnings

  • The "Aha!" Moment: Grouping tasks by user outcome (e.g., Onboarding) provides better strategic clarity than grouping by technical domain.
  • Roadmap Dynamics: Moving "Offline Capability" to the Onboarding phase acknowledges that offline access is a core part of the first-user promise for a food tracker.

Context Memory (AI-Only)

Summary for Future Context

Restructured the Master Plan (index.md) into 5 phases. Phase 1 is now "Foundation (Stable)". Phase 2 is the new "Current Focus": Onboarding & First User Experience. Phase 3 focuses on Core Utility. Task statuses and logs were preserved but reorganized to better reflect the product's strategic priorities.