# Discovery ### Purpose Discovery is used to understand the problem before committing to a solution. The goal is to learn enough to decide whether to proceed, stop, reshape, or move into alpha. ### Key Questions Discovery should answer: * Who are the users? * What are they trying to achieve? * What problem are we solving? * What constraints exist? * What policy, legal, security, technical, or operational factors apply? * What has already been tried? * What data or evidence exists? * What risks are most important? * What options should be explored in alpha? ### Discovery Activities Typical discovery activities include: * stakeholder interviews * user research * process mapping * current-state analysis * technical discovery * data discovery * security discovery * supplier and dependency mapping * risk assessment * opportunity assessment * high-level roadmap creation ### Discovery Outputs Discovery should produce: * problem statement * user needs summary * stakeholder map * current-state assessment * constraints log * risks and assumptions log * options assessment * alpha recommendation * initial roadmap * commercial recommendation ### Exit Criteria Discovery is complete when: * the problem is clearly understood * key user needs are identified * constraints and risks are visible * there is enough evidence to decide whether to proceed * alpha objectives are defined if proceeding --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://framework.aic.io/company-operating-manual/agile-delivery-approach/discovery.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.