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6-Week MVP Refactoring Sprint

v4.1 - Strategic RefactoringUpdated: December 16, 2025
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6-WEEK SPRINT

Beta to MVP: Strategic Refactoring

Polish the 80% that works brilliantly, fix the 20% that needs attention. Production-ready MVP with 10 core features working perfectly by Q1 2026.

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🎯 Strategic Refactoring Sprint

6
Weeks to MVP
80%
Already Excellent
10
Core Features per Dashboard
Q1
2026 MVP Launch

Platform Status: Beta → MVP (Foundation excellent, dashboard refinement needed)

6-Week MVP Refactoring Phases

Strategic sprint to polish core features, optimize performance, and deliver production-ready MVP

1-2
Data Pipeline Overhaul 🔧
Week 1-2 • Aggregation & Performance
Critical

Key Deliverables

  • Design aggregation data models
  • Implement Cloud Functions for metrics
  • Update dashboards to read aggregates
  • Testing & validation

Success Criteria

  • • Dashboard load time < 2 seconds
  • • Metrics update in real-time (< 500ms)
  • • Firestore reads reduced by 80%+
  • • All 5 dashboards showing accurate data
3
Notification System Redesign 🔔
Week 3 • Simple, Reliable, Non-Intrusive
UX Focus

Key Deliverables

  • Simplify from 13 to 3 notification types
  • Implement simplified notification service
  • Update all 5 dashboard notification centers
  • Implement quiet hours logic

Success Criteria

  • • 3 notification types only (critical, important, info)
  • • One email toggle per user
  • • Quiet hours working correctly
  • • Clear, actionable notifications
  • • No notification spam
4
Dashboard Feature Audit 🧹
Week 4 • 10 Core Features Working Perfectly
Quality Focus

Key Deliverables

  • Audit all dashboard components
  • Remove/hide broken features
  • Polish remaining features
  • Standardize UI/UX patterns

Success Criteria

  • • Each dashboard has 6-10 working features
  • • No broken/partial features visible
  • • Consistent UI/UX across all dashboards
  • • Clear navigation
  • • Proper error handling
5
Real-Time Optimization âš¡
Week 5 • Fast, Responsive Dashboards
Performance

Key Deliverables

  • Audit all Firestore listeners
  • Implement query optimization
  • Implement caching strategy
  • Optimize React rendering

Success Criteria

  • • Dashboard load < 2 seconds
  • • Real-time updates < 500ms
  • • Firestore reads reduced 60%+
  • • Lighthouse score 90+
  • • Proper indexes and pagination
6
Testing, Polish & Documentation ✨
Week 6 • Production-Ready MVP
MVP Launch

Testing Strategy

  • Test all 5 user roles thoroughly
  • Test critical user journeys
  • Test edge cases & error handling
  • Update documentation

Success Criteria

  • • All 5 user roles tested thoroughly
  • • Critical user journeys working end-to-end
  • • Error handling graceful
  • • Documentation up-to-date
  • • Ready for production deployment

✅ What's Already Production-Ready (80%)

Solid foundation with excellent public site, AI systems, and core infrastructure

Public Site Excellence
Professional, fast, accessible
Modern design & UX
SEO optimized
Mobile responsive
Fast load times
Intuitive navigation
AI & Knowledge Base
Gemini 2.5 Flash + RAG system
75+ RAG documents
Role-aware chatbot
56% cost reduction
GitHub sync
Semantic search
Core Systems
Auth, blog, gallery, docs
5-role RBAC system
Blog management
Gallery system
Documentation hub
Firebase integration

MVP-Ready by Q1 2026

Strategic 6-week refactoring sprint to deliver a production-ready MVP with 10 core features working perfectly across all 5 user roles. Foundation is excellent, dashboard refinement needed.

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